April Dawn – A letter to my undiagnosed self #DearMe
The Art of Autism is accepting letters and videos to your younger self (at any age). This is a letter by one of my…
Leanne – Dear Me: A letter to my 11-year old self (before I knew I was #Autistic)
There will be triumphs and challenges along the way. You will gain and lose friends. You will question yourself constantly about who you are….
Benevolent Ableism: when helping isn’t really helping
The rescue mentality, the resistance to innovation, and the self-serving “we know what’s best” is ultimately preventing people with disabilities from obtaining more individualized supports…
Sometimes I stare
By S. Scott Sanderson I am Autistic, I have Asperger’s. Having Asperger’s allows me to look at the world uniquely. While I am very…
No If’s or And’s, Just Butts and Boolean Bullies
Implications of the Conjunctive Behavioral © Model on Our Society Today by Kurt Muzikar I always thought inspiration descended on one from some unknown…
An Educator speaks: change the approach; not the kid
By Ramy Mahmoud In my 10 years of teaching ninth grade, I, as have many of my colleagues, struggled with a certain category of…
Looking for Neologisms for Neurology
I would like to rephrase Dr. Stephen Shore’s statement “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” to become…
An Autistic perspective: deep pressure and primal memory
By Debbie Denenburg Over the course of decades I have learned many coping strategies for all kinds of emotional situations which those of us…