New research relies on first-person accounts from autistic children about sensory issues
Kirby’s study is important for many reasons. Going directly to the source, instead of relying on third party accounts, is what many of us…
The power of expectations
By Debra Muzikar It’s June 2002. The first grade end-of-school party is at the beach. I watch Kevin jump in the waves squealing in…
A Harvard graduate speaks: For inclusion to work education systems need to change
Simply allowing special needs students to sit in classrooms with typical students is not inclusion. Forcing students to change who they are, in order…
Claudia Mazzucco: Living with the effects of autism
I believe that God made us to be different. And so, as I see it, this follows logically: if a person is chronically “ordinary,”…
Dateline NBC On the Brink looks at young Autistic adults and lack of services
By Debra Muzikar Tonight Dateline NBC aired “On the Brink,” a program about young autistic adults aging out of services. “It’s a tsunami of…
Autism Blogs that went Viral
In celebration of Autism Awareness Month, I’ve compiled a list of blogs which have been most popular on The Art of Autism website in…
Jason: son, brother, friend, advocate, activist, mentor, liaison, grad student, tenacious #Autistic
Autism Unveiled April 2, World Autism Awareness Day I am a 35-year old Autistic person living with my passion of helping my peers in…
Emma: an #Autistic girl whose body and mouth-words do not always pay attention to her bright and wise mind
Autism Unveiled April 2, World Autism Awareness Day 2015 “The people of this world need to be exposed to difference and then shown compassion…