Artist Profile: Eddie Callis
I am an artist that likes to work within a range of media – collage, animation, video, painting, drawing, ceramics and music. I use…
Nathaniel Reed Geyer: breaking labels with a PhD & successful career #ActuallyAutistic
“To be successful in the workplace individuals with autism need to find ways to create a demand for their skills and develop a portfolio…
Aspie Aphorisms – Part 2
Aphorism: “a pithy observation that contains a general truth,” such as “opposites attract.” Synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom, adage, epigram By Claudia Casser This is…
Goal setting, rewards and autism
In college they taught that the reward system works best when it is sporadic. While that may work in dog training, it doesn’t work…
My unconventional autistic perspective
It took a while to recognize my freedom from cultural conditioning as a high value benefit that supports my up spiral of independent sovereignty….
Diversity represented in dolls (a positive step toward eradicating Stepfordian world-views)
By Kimberly Gerry-Tucker The word ‘tomboy’ was never in my vocabulary. I adored climbing boulders, collecting rocks, studying insects, and sitting in mud puddles…
How online tests helped me get an autism diagnosis
I’m Margaux. I was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. Growing up, I loved to read books, write and make art. I…
A review of the movie Adam – now streaming on Netflix and Amazon
The ability of an individual on the autism spectrum to have a successful romantic relationship with a neurotypical individual is a profound theme that…