“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…
5 tips for surviving the holiday season from an adult on the autism spectrum
By Ron Sandison Many of my greatest memories are holiday related – the Christmas of 1982 when Santa placed under our tree a stuffed…
Greta Thunberg Named Time’s 2019 Person of the Year
Congratulations to Greta Thunberg for being named Time’s 2019 Person of the Year. Greta has describer her autism as her “superpower.” “We need people…
11 Coping Strategies To Reduce Anxiety
By Malcolm Wang For me, autism and anxiety are connected together, and it is that way for a lot of other people. I’ve been…
Casting Call for Verizon Commercial: Seeking people with various disabilities
My name is Kellyanne O’Callaghan and I’m a Casting Associate at Tiffany Company Casting (www.tiffanycompanycasting.com), a casting company in Los Angeles. We are currently…
Journey of the Heart: a film about Blind, Autistic musical savant Tony DeBlois
“What the character of Rain Man can do with math, I can do with music” Tony DeBlois By Nils Skudra On a recent occasion…
My brother Ryan’s silence
By Adam Dietz There’s something to be said for silence. I love the sound of nothingness as it echoes through my tiny apartment, but…
Teaching from the Heart: How my Autism makes me a Better Educator
I believe education starts from a young age and that tolerance, social skills, kindness and acceptance are just as important as core academic subjects,…