Morgan’s Blues: A Personal Story of Triumph Over Stage Fright
By Morgan Giosa Now It was a Monday night after 10 PM, and I was waiting in the corner of the Hungry Tiger, a…
Tips for finding and keeping a job
Greetings everyone! My name is Stephen Gaiber. Today I am going to talk about autism and employment. Let me first introduce myself. I was…
Impostor Syndrome: masking and problematic connections
By Katherine Valdoria I have always had a hard time “owning” labels. You know when you’re taking a class or participating in a workshop…
The stigma of mental illness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month By Margaux Wosk It’s no secret: mental illness is still stigmatized. The discrimination is emotionally overwhelming. In my…
The Resonance of Books and Kindness
By Kimberly Gerry-Tucker Ever hear a voice and it reminds you of someone else’s voice? Someone long departed or otherwise gone from your life?…
Finding Your Inner “MozArt” 2019 Art Contest Winners
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul…
Music – my best friend
Music has been a bridge for me to show who I really am to others. You can’t hear autism in music. Sound, melody, and…
Spring Break Hurts
By Wendi E. Powers My parents, brothers, and nieces live where I was born and raised in Florida. I left Florida in 1988 after…