#ActuallyAutistic Perspective

Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.

September 17, 2018 September 18, 2018

Dance parties on the spectrum

“you get line dancing, you get the dance trains going on, you get party circles happening, dance-offs, air guitar …” By Austin John Jones…

September 14, 2018 September 14, 2018

Top top 10 memories of the green chair: an elegy to my deceased father

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By Joni Renee This short film, written, read, and sung by autistic writer Joni Renee is an elegy for her deceased father. The poem…

September 14, 2018 September 18, 2018

My life as a writer

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By Pamela Urfer As I posted on this blog a few weeks ago, (“I never thought of myself as weird”), I spent my childhood…

September 13, 2018 September 13, 2018

Artist discovers aspects of himself and his autism through symbolic self-portraits

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“A self portrait is an artist being honest with himself, taking the time to go into the spotlight to try to find something they…

September 10, 2018 September 14, 2018

An interview with Armani Williams, the first NASCAR driver on the autism spectrum

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“Tell me I can’t so I can show you that I can,” Armani Williams By Ron Sandison What were your greatest challenges having autism?…

September 6, 2018 September 14, 2018

Listening to my depression

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by W.E.Powers What is it? I see it in the eyes of those battling mental health issues. I see it as a wet, dim…

September 5, 2018 September 7, 2018

An Autistic shaman shares why autistic people make good shamans

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Autism, in these ancient wise cultures, is often called “The Shaman’s disease.” By Gonzalo Bénard Being autistic and shaman, I always found that they…

September 4, 2018 September 4, 2018

Keep the Change a new film with an autistic protagonist

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Keep the Change makes a significant departure from traditional film portrayals of autism since it has the unique distinction of casting actors who are…