How #Autism has made me an exceptional childcare worker
Since I was a teenager, I found I could relate to children a lot better than to adults. In my career as a childcare…
An Autistic Perspective: Life Lessons and Basement Babies
“I now crave and even ‘hoard’ the new life lessons I seek.” Dan Gross By Dan Gross The unemployment rate of people with autism…
Where do I ask autistic people for advice on parenting?
By Debra Muzikar Recently a parent called me to express concern about his adult child on the autism spectrum. He asked if there was…
What does heightened sensitivity mean to an Aspie?
By Sir Ashley Smith Textures, taste and touch; all the fantastic things about being autistic – or is it? One thing people know firstly…
Autism at work: Why #autistic people make good employees
After eating the chocolate, I asked him what he thought of the taste. He said “It tastes romantic!” The chocolate is exactly that. No…
On Being the Psychic Autist
Whether a message came from the sun, the moon, the stars, the rain, an animal crossing one’s path, a bird in flight, or a…
Sitting for Aspergers
Zazen means “sitting.” Shikantaza means “just sitting.” In Shikantaza one does not pay focused attention towards breathing, or silent chanting, or any other mental…
Peter Chambers and his amazing African wildlife photography
Eighteen-year old one of two photographers in the world allowed to photograph white lions in their natural habitat. By Debra Muzikar Aussie Peter Chambers,…