Kevin leads us to Ensenada for the Holidays The Autistic Way
By Debra Hosseini It’s midnight in Ensenada. The crackling and popping of the Christmas fireworks hasn’t allowed much sleep. Kevin and Kurt sleep easier…
How to explain a restraining order to your Autistic child
When Kevin was in the psychiatric facility he didn’t receive the correct combination of meds. The nurse didn’t have his anti-psychotic on the list….
Special Education is not about funding. It’s about the people.
Kevin, now nineteen, is in a transition program in his home town. The program has the students taking a bus two days a week…
John Elder Robison Temple Grandin in Top 15 Blogs
In the last month, John Elder Robison decided to step down from Autism Speaks, Art of Autism artists went out to lunch with Temple…
Rudy Simone – Aspergirl with haunting emotive melodies
By Debra Hosseini “One thing I’ve learned is that no matter how many times you tell someone you have Asperger’s, they won’t get it…
This is Autism Flash Blog spreads autism awareness
by Debra Hosseini Last week I noticed the buzz of the social media around a flash blog called This is Autism. It was created…
Lunch with Temple Grandin – eleven recommendations for artists
By Debra Muzikar, November 2013 Yesterday, I met my friend Jen in Carpinteria at 4:45 AM. We arranged to ride together to the Future…
Autistic People: Sensitive or Perceptive Revolutionaries?
By Erik Estabrook I’d like to start off this blog by stating how great it is to interview and become acquainted with the great…