The employment shift: tips for autistics
byAutistic people can find it very hard to break into the labor market. We might be extremely anxious about working or the job application…
Autism Shift
The Autism Shift is about shifting our perceptions about autism
Eye contact: is it important?
byby Debra Muzikar “Kevin will use age-appropriate eye contact in (3 out of 4) verbal interactions with adults or peers in 4 trials as…
The Autism Shift: the visibly invisible – autistic people of color
byI got it. You had to be tough to be black. There was no crying, no picky eating, none of this I can’t look…
The entrepreneur shift: a clothing company making unique clothes
byDowns Design® and NBZ Jeans® with no buttons and zipperless jeans addresses dressing challenges for people with special needs. By Keri Bowers I recently…
The Gender Shift – those who self-identify as autistic are my sisters #IfYouIDYouAreAutistic2Me
byAutistic people, diagnosed or not, are not here to prove themselves to you, me or anyone else by virtue of “how autistic they are.”…
The Parent Shift: raising an autistic child – my journey to my better self
byI believe much of my misery was rooted in my perceived inability to make thoughtful, empowered and meaningful choices in my life—choices about my…
Benevolent Ableism: when helping isn’t really helping
byThe rescue mentality, the resistance to innovation, and the self-serving “we know what’s best” is ultimately preventing people with disabilities from obtaining more individualized supports…
An Educator speaks: change the approach; not the kid
byBy Ramy Mahmoud In my 10 years of teaching ninth grade, I, as have many of my colleagues, struggled with a certain category of…