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Paige Hennekam (born August 2, 2000), better known as Paige Layle, is a Canadian ADHD and autism acceptance activist and author. She [a] is known for discussing her experiences with ADHD and autism on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube since 2020.
In January 2007, Baggs posted a video on YouTube entitled "In My Language" [11] on the topic of autism which became the subject of several articles on CNN. [12] [13] [14] Baggs also guest-blogged about the video on Anderson Cooper's blog [15] and answered questions from the audience via email. [16] About Baggs, Sanjay Gupta said: [13]
self-advocates formed hundreds of groups around the United States and the world. Many of those groups are called People First, but have many other names. [6] In 1990, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), the first American national self-advocacy organization was created by self-advocates, including Roland Johnson. [7]
Kelly McGonigal (born October 21, 1977) is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who is known for her work in the field of "science help" which focuses on translating insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support health and well-being. [1]
Julien Blanc (born 26 October 1988), also known as "JulienHimself", is a motivational speaker on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter.. He is a former executive coach for the Los Angeles–based company Real Social Dynamics (RSD).
Self-advocacy [ edit ] Some disabled people have attempted to resist marginalization through the use of the social model in opposition to the medical model; with the aim of shifting criticism away from their bodies and impairments and towards the social institutions that oppress them relative to their abled peers.
Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...
Many self-advocates see the dignity of risk as a human right. Max Barrows, a self-advocate from Vermont, says "Life is about learning from the mistakes that you make I appreciate and we appreciate protection from people, but please don't protect us too much or at all from living our lives."