Ben and the blue heron – a story about jail, redemption, and a heron
“There’s this one thing a friend of the Dalai Lama said after being tortured and imprisoned: to solve his imprisonment, he had compassion for…
The Year 2015 was a breakthrough year for autism
By Debra Muzikar “The only thing that is constant is change,” a wise man once said. 2015 was a year of intense change. From…
Dear Me: there is no label that can fully contain all you will be
You like to categorize things into ‘it is’ or ‘it is not’. It helps you keep track of the world around you, but I…
Looking Autistic: the positives and pitfalls of passing
Autistic people are chronically targets of bullying, discrimination, ableism, domestic violence and time and time again are being murdered by the people who are…
Part 2 – I am standing right here: the trumping of #Autistic voices #StandingRightHere
We want to be on the same page because we don’t want your children to be another statistic. By Jocelyn Eastman Part 2 in…
Dear Me: Change is coming
Jenny Palmiotto writes a letter from her future self to herself in 2015 Dear Jenny of 2015, When letters start off this way, it…
Dear me: it’s not your fault
Dear Amy, I know you’re feeling pretty bad right now. The other kids make fun of you a lot, and you don’t know why….
Dear Joc: you are not meant to be a chameleon
I remember just standing there asking why it had to be me. Joanna was the only person outside of my home I had ever…