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Tag: Downsyndrome

I’m Autistic. I’m Not Anti-Masker Ammo

July 25, 2020September 13, 2020 ~ MissLunaRose ~ 7 Comments

Anti-maskers claim that face masks are a grievous injury to disabled people. But reality looks a little different.

What “Welcome to Holland” Gets Wrong

November 9, 2019April 24, 2021 ~ MissLunaRose ~ 7 Comments

One of the most popular essays on raising a disabled child doesn't quite match most parents' reality.

Interviewing Stella About Autism

October 5, 2019October 24, 2020 ~ MissLunaRose ~ 6 Comments

What is it like to have an autistic sister and autistic boyfriend? Today Stella Rose tells all.

Interviewing Stella, a Girl with Down Syndrome

A crayon drawing by Katie of the two of us
May 31, 2019September 13, 2020 ~ MissLunaRose ~ 5 Comments

What is it like to have Down syndrome? Let's ask my sister.

Down Syndrome: She’s No Mistake

April 8, 2019February 21, 2021 ~ MissLunaRose ~ Leave a comment

What would it be like, to be a person with Down syndrome and hearing that you are the way that you are because of a mistake? To hear that you are defective? That you exist as the result of an "error"?

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I’m Luna (MissLunaRose), a writer, wikiHow artist, and autistic person making her way in the world.

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  • 3 Functional and Murky Levels of Autism
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  • Luna's DSM-5 Inspired Autism Quiz
  • What "Welcome to Holland" Gets Wrong
  • Luna Rose's Actually Logical Mary Sue Litmus Test

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