Category: Nikos Blog – English

This month, I’d like to focus on my thoughts about the return to not wearing masks and to no longer having to stay home out of fear of getting exposed to COVID. First, it’s a little strange to be outside without a mask on, but I imagine we will keep wearing them out of caution.…

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Q: I am very interested in the importance of the autistic community and how speaking autistic people can better support and advocate for non-speaking autistics. Niko: It seems like there are times when the disability community must come together to advocate on behalf of its broad array of members, and funding seems to be at…

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There is so much I want to write about, but I want to be respectful of other people’s wishes and share something that would make someone uncomfortable. So I will revert to a topic that was asked of me a few weeks ago on my Facebook page: I’m curious about communicating with you. I saw…

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By now, you have probably heard a little bit about the movie called “Music” which was produced and directed by the Australian singer Sia, and stars Maddie Zielger as the famously unautistic lead. I was invited to watch a screening as one of the advisory board members of CommunicationFirst, whose mission is to advocate on…

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