What We Think

Writing from our Students & Staff, Centering Autistic Voices

May 172 min read

Six Years Later...Trevor revisits their first blog

If I could make myself a time machine, I would return to my first IEP meeting where I was able to communicate with a letterboard and I would

Jan 255 min read

Healing Invisible Wounds: Understanding Complex Trauma in Nonspeaking Autistic Individuals

My son gets so aggressive and I don’t know why. It seems like nothing sparks these outbursts. My daughter will scratch me and pull my...

Jan 112 min read

Going Off-Script: Don't let what you hear impact how you treat me.

My speech goes beyond what I think of as unreliable. To me it is reliably annoying.

Dec 15, 20231 min read

Finding Acceptance in Diversity: My Experience with the REV Co-Op

So many times you need to adapt to the dated notions of society where disability might be accommodated but not so deeply welcomed.

Mar 4, 20211 min read

Poetry: I Will Finish

This year has been extraordinarily difficult for everyone. Jack shares his tenacity with us in this poem, "I Will Finish."

Jul 31, 20192 min read

Police Awareness of Disability

This July, students at Reach Every Voice Summer Institute spent a week learning about advocacy and collaborating to advocate for a cause...

Jul 26, 20192 min read

Education Gap in Mental Health Instruction

This July, students at Reach Every Voice Summer Institute spent a week learning about advocacy and collaborating to advocate for a cause...

Jul 24, 20193 min read

Access to Communication

This July, students at Reach Every Voice Summer Institute spent a week learning about advocacy and collaborating to advocate for a cause...