National Disability Voter Registration Week

Advocacy July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020

National Disability Voter Registration Week

National Disability Voter Registration Week is July 13 – 17. The Art of Autism nonprofit believes the 2020 election may be the most significant…

#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Covid19 July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020

The Covid-19 Lockdown makes me the Best Version of Myself

I have never been better off than in these times of Corona. And I’m not the only one; in the online autism groups I’m…

#ActuallyAutistic Perspective July 8, 2020 July 8, 2020

How Art Can Help Those Who Have Language Deficits Communicate

There is a strong “verbal-centrism” in our culture’s concept of language and communication today. Just as there are many spoken languages in different cultures,…

#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Covid19 July 6, 2020 July 6, 2020

Brave (?) New World: How Covid-19 has changed my life

By Christian Espicha I keep hearing “We’re living in a new world”, or “It’s a new world”. Sometimes “new” is replaced with “different” but…

#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Innovative Programs July 3, 2020 September 24, 2020

Mod Market: An Inclusive Gallery with Neurodiverse Employees

An Interview With Amy Bonser of Mod Market By Malcolm Wang Mod Market is a nonprofit gallery in downtown Northville, Michigan that features artwork…

#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Art/Music June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020

Elisabeth Wiklander, Cellist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), talks about her autism and neurodiversity

“No diagnostic manual can truly explain the multi-faceted experience of autism,” Elisabeth Wiklander By Ron Sandison Elisabeth Wiklander was raised in a musically talented…