This meme was first published in Spectrum Women Magazine for Autistic Pride Day on June 18, 2018.
THE NIGHT I SAID “I HATE AUTISM” AND WHY I WAS WRONG
Earlier this week, Chris Bonnello wrote an excellent blog about why he believes saying “I hate autism” is wrong. He approached a difficult subject in a fair, balanced and constructive way, and with some trepidation. He was right to be nervous. This is an emotive and neuralgic issue which can quickly drive autistic adults and autistic…
Maura Campbell: Meet the Spectrum Women Book Authors
This article appeared on April 13, 2018 on Spectrum Women Magazine by Maura Campbell As our book Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism is now in its final stages of publication, preparing to be printed for the wide world to see by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, we, the Spectrum Women and authors of this book, felt it…
Parenting, Spectrum Style
This article appeared on April 9, 2018 on Zoom Autism Magazine by Maura Campbell My son is the most adorable child on the planet. This irrefutable, undeniable fact has been independently verified – by both his grandmas. I am immensely proud to be his mother. Don’t just take my word for it: he’s bewitched pretty much…
It all made sense when we found out we were autistic
This article appeared on March 26, 2018 on BBC News Website I was delighted when the BBC OUCH team invited me to provide an introduction for this excellent piece on autism in women. Follow the link to see all these women's stories. “I'm Maura Campbell. I was born with the social skills of a used…
WHY WE THINK OUR PETS MIGHT ALSO BE ON THE SPECTRUM
This article appeared on March 29, 2018 on Spectrum Women Magazine A Spectrum Women collaboration, edited by Maura Campbell Kate Ross, Anita Lesko, Jen Elcheson, Lisa Morgan, Becca Lory, Christine Jenkins, Terri Mayne, Jeanette Purkis, Barb Cook Spectrum Women share a love of animals and we definitely reckon Kathy Hoopmann was on to something in her…
THE TOP TEN THINGS PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GIRLS ON THE SPECTRUM
https://medium.com/specialolympics/user-submission-from-the-uk-maura-campbell-on-why-its-about-more-than-the-r-word-f4b44ff2a8d This article appeared on March 8, 2017 on Spectrum Women Magazine A Spectrum Women collaboration, edited by Maura Campbell In honour of International Women’s Day, the Spectrum Women writers have compiled a list of things we think it’s particularly important for parents or carers of girls on the autism spectrum to know. Maura Campbell…
Why It’s About More Than the R-word and the Equality Double Standard
This article appeared on February 12, 2017 on Medium.com and also featured on the Spread the word to end the word campaign's site on the 14th of March 2018 by Maura Campbell Since I became the parent of a child with additional needs, #I’ve looked at the world through different eyes. I saw very quickly that…
WHAT’S IN A WORD?
This article appeared on February 21, 2017 on Spectrum Women Magazine by Maura Campbell Words are powerful. They allow us to express our thoughts, feelings and opinions. Words can also hurt. Whoever coined the old adage “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me” must have led a charmed life. I…
What I wish I hadn’t said to my colleague
This article appeared on August 29, 2017 on BBC News Website as part of BBC OUCH Tales of the Misunderstood. An event where seven people with a disability or mental health difficulty performed a story about awkward moments as part of BBC Ouch's storytelling event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. by Maura Campbell and images by Charlotte Edey…
Neuro Dizzy 