WHY’s Not Size Suite Archive

The “why” behind “When Words Fail:” 4 page “problem solver” support: People often make judgements about the behavior of autistic individuals, based on their perception and assuming it is part of the autistic person’s innate character. These “simple words” frame the behavior of the person as problematic and are used as rationale for “educational” approaches that are misguided, dismissive, and potentially damaging (e.g., token economies, …

Context is interesting. Information is important. However, it is the perspective of the neurodivergent community that is essential to devising supports that are authentic and meaningful. As such, autistic individuals must be included as key informants when conceptualizing, implementing and evaluating educational support of autistic learners. The supports included in #SolveNotSize, are designed to incorporate …

We told the Autism Level UP! Community that we had a problem. We asked them to help us understand problems, and they rallied! Eight hundred and seventeen individuals volunteered their time and took the survey. Respondents were asked to rate 25 pre-determined, “common problems” on a scale ranging from 0 (no problem) to 100 (extreme …