First Former Buddy Club President

[Image Description: There is a red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple infinity symbol lapel pin with "Define Normal" in center-aligned black text over a white background. The pin is attached to a dark blue and bright yellow lanyard.]      "You look normal to me." "People with disabilities are not normal people." "Disabled people do not live normal lives." What is a "normal person?" What does this even mean? This language is outdated because there is no such thing as being not normal. There is no such thing as looking disabled. Every individual in the disability community experiences their disabilities differently and not all disabilities are obvious. This comment is even worse when it is supposed to be perceived as a compliment. In fact, plenty of people in the disability community actually take referring to people outside of the disability community as "normal" in comparison to them insulting. I will speak freely that t...

[Image Description:  "10 Tips for If You Get Sensory Overload from Hot Weather and Sweat" is in center-aligned gold text in a white text box. There is a sun emoji and hot face emoji on the right side of "Sweat." The text box is overlapping a light blue Procreate elements water brush pattern as the background. ] CONTENT WARNING: I would like to mention that I am not a nutritionist, medical professional, or therapist. All content posted on my disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for medical nor mental health care advice. If you suspect that you or a loved one is experiencing medical/mental health concerns, it is okay to get support. I highly recommend seeking support from a medical or mental health professional who is qualified to do so. As hot summer weather has arrived in my area and some other parts of the world, I un...

                                  [Image Description: The image shows an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) electronic device on an iPad with a green protective case. The screen shows a grid-based communication system with many symbols and pictures. There are icons for people and common words like "I", "is", "do", "want", "like", "have", "where", "more", "you", "it", "what", "get", "make", "to", "on", "good", "of", "all done", "that", "stop", "not", "bad", "in", "out", "go", "come", "think", "eat", "help", "see", "some", and "up." ] CONTENT WARNING:  I would like to mention that I am not a medical doctor, psychologist, or therapist. All content posted...

[Image Description: The image shows a photograph of me as a toddler playing with a toy kitchen set. The toy kitchen is aqua, bright blue, bright pink, and white. There are a white pan and white pot with a pink lid on it on the pink play stove. I am smiling with my baby teeth showing, standing with my back turned away from the kitchen, and head turned facing the right. I am holding a plastic white play pan with a pink lid on it in my right hand with my left hand covering the lid. I am wearing a long sleeve light pink top with a light pink bow center-aligned along the neckline. My curly, dark brown hair was short. ] I would like to mention that I am not a medical doctor, psychologist, or therapist. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental nor medical health care advice.  If you suspect that your child is experiencing de...