Artists, Autism and Holidays December 24, 2018 December 24, 2018 “Mr. Christmas”: Anthony LaRocca’s art makes people happy “My autism inspires me to see Beauty and gives me the will to Dream,” Anthony LaRocca By Debra Muzikar Anthony LaRocca, 29, started drawing…
Autism and Holidays, Parent Perspective December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018 10 tips for choosing a gift for an autistic child A repeated theme in the autism world, we can’t expect traditional or typical. We should adapt, and shoot instead for exceptional. By Jim Walter…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Autism and Holidays December 19, 2018 December 19, 2018 An “autistic grinch” may be protecting a big heart by W.E.Powers My brothers insisted on opening the presents before we took off for our Christmas out of state. Naturally, it was not Christmas…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Autism and Holidays December 18, 2018 December 18, 2018 An an autistic adult why the gift of ear muffs made me sob I immediately felt a total sense of security as the muffs cupped my ears and hugged my head. By Angie Arcuri This morning after…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective December 17, 2018 December 17, 2018 Spotlight on autistic street dancer Ollie V Ollie was mock and ridiculed and had a low self-esteem until he joined the dance group Street Factory. Ollie’s message is never give up….
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective December 16, 2018 December 16, 2018 Aspie Aphorisms – Part 1 Aphorism: “a pithy observation that contains a general truth,” such as “birds of a feather flock together.” Synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom, adage, epigram By…
Artists December 13, 2018 December 14, 2018 My name is Gabriella, aka Gabby Words can be used to oppress people or lift them up. These are some of the words my community has been called. By Gabriella,…
Interviews, Parent Perspective December 11, 2018 December 12, 2018 Julie Hornok, United In Autism, Building a Supportive Autism Community “Love your child exactly as he is. We often think we need to ‘fix’ our children with autism, but in actuality we need…
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