By Guest on 14 December, 2010
Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg is a wife, mother, writer, editor, artist, photographer, and leader of the Vermont Chapter of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). She blogs at Journeys with Autism, and her latest book, The Uncharted Path: My Journey with Late-Diagnosed Autism, was published in July of 2010. Her last guest post for FWD was “I [...]
Posted in guest post | Tagged autism, autistic, dominant narratives, guest post, Jewish, myths and misconceptions, religion, stereotypes, stereotyping
By Guest on 1 December, 2009
Living in our bodies is a day-by-day, minute-by-minute experience. In our experience, and the experience of our friends who are our ages or older, aging does entail additional maintenance time and energy. More small things about our bodies need attention than they did 25 years ago. We go to doctors more often. We have more routine tests. We have excellent memories, but we lose words more often than we used to.
Posted in bodies, guest post, intersectionality | Tagged age, aging, body impolitic, disability, fact activism, fat, stereotypes, stereotyping
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