We Mean Something...
We mean something...
It's 1:46 AM right now, and I'm just simply not tired. At this hour, I am thoughtful, I see the world through fresh eyes. We are beings living in a big blob of chaos, we have no control over anything, but what we see before us.
Actually, I just got really tired. This being must go to sleep now before things get weird.
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What’s happening to autistic people right now?
(Trigger warning for abuse, electroshock therapy, torture, and ableism.)
The US court has overturned the ban on shock devices being used against disabled students, predominantly autistic students in the US.
The shock device being legalized is called the graduated electronic decelerator (or GED). This is a torture device that is used to ‘correct’ autistic behaviors / symptoms. Autistic people are shocked for stimming, and for having meltdowns, ect. This device was made popular by a behavioral center (the Judge Rosenberg Center, specifically) that is infamous for its abuse and torture of autistic / disabled patients.
(Image ID: someone is holding their arm out and resting it on a table, with their sleeve rolled up. Attached to their arm are wires, which connect to a small cube device.)
This is what the device looks like. It sends electric shocks into the victim’s skin; the victim often being restrained and held against their will. This is torture. GEDs have been reported to cause intense psychological trauma, PTSD, and physical injuries.
In March of 2020, the FDA ruled for GEDs to be banned. (Although, of course, they were still illegally used at a number of places.) This ruling has recently been appealed, and today, the US court of appeals has re-regulated the law to stop the use of GED. Sounds great, right? It would be!
... If not for a huge loophole in the wording, which basically allows this torture to continue. This device is going to have continued use on autistic students in order to “correct their behavior.”
“So.... What can I do??”
Great question! You can:
Listen to and boost autistic voices to spread awareness
As-of now (July 7th), autistic activists are trying to get #StopTheShock trending on Twitter, so Tweet out the hashtag if you have Twitter
If you’re in the US, email / call your legislators
Sign this petition if you’re in the US
Follow this case and look out for updates
If Autism Speaks (known ableist hategroup) says anything about this, DO NOT BOOST IT
That’s all! Thank you. Reblogs are very appreciated!!
Creative rings made by AlpacaBlue.They make wide smooth band ring made with preserved real dried red rose petals or moss. Featured here is the moss ring, rose ring, and the amethyst gemstone ring,
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Perhaps puddles are glimpses into another world, and whenever people jump into a puddle, natural disasters happen in that world. Perhaps this is why disasters happen.
I have a journal where I wrote random stuff that moves me. It just is what it is.
have a blank notebook but don’t know what to use it for? here’s some ideas!
bullet journal - obviously!! but if you already have one here are some more ideas…
dream diary - i love looking back on my dreams, but do it in the morning before you forget them!
food journal - write down everything you eat for the day, maybe include water too!
memory book - write down your favorite memories to always look back on!
quotes journal - one place for all of your favorite quotes!
reviews journal - try a new restaurant? movie? book? food? write your review, how was it? did you enjoy it? would you do it again?
gratitude journal - write down everything your thankful for.
daily journal - journal (almost) everyday. include anything you want, what you did for the day, what you ate, who you were with.
brain storming book - write down all of your awesome ideas in one place!
books of lists - if you love writing lists maybe you need a specific book to just write down all of your favorites!
recipe book - keep all of your favorite recipes here, or even recipes you want to try.
wishlist book - keep a book of everything you want.
letters book - this could be rough drafts for letters, or letters you wish you could send to someone but know you’ll never have the courage to.
things to look up - have a space for everything you don’t want to forget to look up later or research more.
news headlines book - write down the headlines from the day/week or important events that happened, how you felt about it. this will be interesting to look back on!
doodle book - are you a doodler when you’re talking on the phone or just watching TV? keep all of your doodles together!
let me know if you guys try any of these out! i’d love to know what you think xx
Be careful, feminism is just another label people like to throw around and feel superior with. Just live your life and don't worry about it. Treat women the way you treat your phone; with care and intense fear of breaking. I could be wrong.
He says....
"Let me die first, because I can't live without you." He is alive because I am breathing.
Mind over mind
Sometimes the part of my mind that says, “you’re not good enough,” is loud and unrelenting. It says, “Who do you think you are that you think you can be who you are, do what you do, live the way you do,” so on, and so forth. But I’ve learned to stand up to it and say, “You are not stronger than my happiness.” Over and over I say this, sometimes the little voice quiets down in a few minutes, or sometimes it doesn’t, but it never puts me to sleep, because my happiness wins out.
Ima gardenist
8 vegetables that you can regrow again and again.
Scallions
You can regrow scallions by leaving an inch attached to the roots and place them in a small glass with a little water in a well-lit room.
Garlic
When garlic begins to sprout, you can put them in a glass with a little water and grow garlic sprouts. The sprouts have a mild flavor than garlic and can be added to salads, pasta and other dishes.
Bok Choy
Bok choy can be regrown by placing the root end in water in a well-lit area. In 1-2 weeks , you can transplant it to a pot with soil and grow a full new head.
Carrots
Put carrot tops in a dish with a little water. Set the dish in a well-lit room or a window sill. You’ll have carrot tops to use in salads.
Basil
Put clippings from basil with 3 to 4-inch stems in a glass of water and place it in direct sunlight. When the roots are about 2 inches long, plant them in pots to and in time it will grow a full basil plant.
Celery
Cut off the base of the celery and place it in a saucer or shallow bowl of warm water in the sun. Leaves will begin to thicken and grow in the middle of the base, then transfer the celery to soil.
Romaine Lettuce
Put romaine lettuce stumps in a ½ inch of water. Re-water to keep water level at ½ inch. After a few days, roots and new leaves will appear and you can transplant it into soil.
Cilantro
The stems of cilantro will grown when placed in a glass of water. Once the roots are long enough, plant them in a pot in a well-lit room. You will have a full plant in a few months.
I'm an introvert...
Trying to live in an extroverts world. Please, just let me talk to myself in the corner while I drink my Sunny D.
