Miss Carleton Place Pageant

With illnesses, injuries, work changes, and a derecho storm - life has been quite crazy lately!
However we are still here, and still looking out for who is going to be our first Miss Carleton Place!
Registration is FREE and still open! any questions? shoot us a DM on here, email us at [email protected] or find us on instagram ! We look forward to hearing form you and can't wait to see who our 2022 queen is!

Happy International Pageant Day from the Miss Carleton Place family to you!!
Interested in joining an inclusive, fun, and FREE Pageant in Carleton Place!? Click the link for more info!! https://linktr.ee/misscarletonplace?fbclid=IwAR0hSm6opSKFgyTzolcnPaeSqzq3ZK1NJ9Zt7siEvIhCUhq2mcRE-D4lBbg

Today we celebrate the spectrum!!

*Autism is a neurotype, not an illness. It’s a different structuring of the brain from neurotypical (non-autistic) people that results in a different way of seeing and experiencing the world.

*An estimated 1 in 54 people are autistic.

*High functioning and low functioning labels aren’t useful and in most cases can be harmful. For an autistic person, functioning can fluctuate from day-to-day or even hour-to-hour, and it means different things to different people. Labelling somebody high functioning dismisses their struggles while congratulating them for being able to appear ‘like the rest of us’. On the flip, labelling somebody low functioning ignores their accomplishments and strengths with a blanket assumption. These labels can directly affect an autistic’s ability to access supports they need.

*Identity first language is preferred by most people in the autistic community. This is saying that somebody is autistic as opposed to saying they are a person with autism. Autism isn’t something they have, it’s not an illness, it is who they are and how they process their experience in the world. (Similar to how you wouldn’t say that a gay person is a person with homosexuality.)

*There is no cure for autism, nor should there be. Autism is a developmental difference in the brain, not a disease. If a cure existed, it would be called eugenics. Master race kind of stuff.

*The blue puzzle piece you may be seeing a lot this month is not a particularly welcome symbol of autism within the community. It is a symbol popularized by autistic hate group Autism Speaks.

*Autism Speaks is a hate group that spends its time and resources vilifying autism and promoting harmful autistic stereotypes including the idea that autism is a wretched illness.They are vocal in the need for a cure, have no autistic representation on their board, and spend only 4% of their annual budget actually helping autistic individuals.

*The better symbol for autistic representation is the rainbow infinity sign. The rainbow infinity has started to grow to include all neurodivergence, including conditions like VAST (ADHD).

Just a reminder that registration is OPEN for Miss Carleton Place 2022!!
For our first year relaunch we are able to provide entry to the pageant for FREE all thanks to our sponsor, Laura Keller Real Estate Team !
Our registration is on the link below! We look forward to seeing you all virtually this June!
https://linktr.ee/misscarletonplace?fbclid=IwAR0hSm6opSKFgyTzolcnPaeSqzq3ZK1NJ9Zt7siEvIhCUhq2mcRE-D4lBbg

Miss Carleton Place pageant | Linktree the 2022 pageant will be held VIRTUALLY in June!

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR TUNING IN!

If you're interested in participating in Miss Carleton Place 2022, please click the link pinned to our page, fill out the registration forms, and Haven will get back to you within 24 hours with details of our virtual pageant!

Our BIG announcent was that because of our wonderful sponsor Laura Keller Real Estate Team , our 2022 pageant is FREE to all contestants interested!

If you have any questions please feel free to email them to [email protected]

We ran into some minor technical difficulties and are now hoping to be on live at 5:05pm!
Thank you everyone for your patience

Tomorrow evening at 5pm, our director, Haven, will be going live on our page to share some 💫HUGE💫 news in regards to our virtual pageant this year!!!
This is a great opportunity to hop onto the live, meet Haven, hear about our amazing news and changes, and ask any questions you may have!
FB PAGE IS THE LINK IN BIO 👑

Tomorrow evening at 5pm, our director, Haven, will be going live here on Facebook to share some 💫HUGE💫 news in regards to our virtual pageant this year!!!
This is a great opportunity to hop onto the live, meet Haven, hear about our amazing news and changes, and ask any questions you may have!

We're so excited!!!