Stop portraying childhood disability as tragic or inspirational
…young children do not necessarily perceive disability in negative terms. Instead they are curious and welcoming of differences. By Dr. Barbara Gibson, University of…
An autistic love story
By Tom Clements As a teen, when most of my schoolmates were out exploring the world of dating and relationships, I remained the inveterate…
Stop speculating whether Barron Trump is autistic #StoptheBullying
By Debra Muzikar As I write this blog, there is a video that has gone viral with a hashtag #StoptheBullying showing images of a…
Autistic comedian’s goal is to spread the joy of laughter among those on the autism spectrum
It’s a myth people with autism don’t have a sense of humor. Matt Kaiser proves the stereotype wrong. By Matt Kaiser My name is…
A video dedicated to great creatives from our history: before there were diagnoses
By Patrick Jasper Lee This film is a dedication to some of the great artists, writers, and composers and their contribution to to our…
Raising a creative genius on the autism spectrum
The main challenge I faced as parent of an adult on the spectrum faces was how to direct Colin’s remarkable talents and passions into…
Nothing about us without us – different not less
I think we’ve developed a ‘patchwork’ sort of world in relation to Autism. By Jeanette Purkis I’ve been a diagnosed Autistic person for more…
Were James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Emily Bronte, and Lewis Carroll on the autism spectrum?
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of…