Nathaniel Reed Geyer: breaking labels with a PhD & successful career #ActuallyAutistic

January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019

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…

January 12, 2019 January 12, 2019

Aspie Aphorisms – Part 2

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Aphorism: “a pithy observation that contains a general truth,” such as “opposites attract.” Synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom, adage, epigram By Claudia Casser This is…

January 10, 2019 January 10, 2019

Goal setting, rewards and autism

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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…

January 8, 2019 January 8, 2019

My unconventional autistic perspective

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It took a while to recognize my freedom from cultural conditioning as a high value benefit that supports my up spiral of independent sovereignty….

January 6, 2019 January 6, 2019

Diversity represented in dolls (a positive step toward eradicating Stepfordian world-views)

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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…

January 3, 2019 January 3, 2019

How online tests helped me get an autism diagnosis

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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…

January 2, 2019 January 3, 2019

A review of the movie Adam – now streaming on Netflix and Amazon

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The ability of an individual on the autism spectrum to have a successful romantic relationship with a neurotypical individual is a profound theme that…

December 27, 2018 December 28, 2018

How colleges can better welcome autistic students

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By Clara Joy Gibson When I was diagnosed with autism, at 13, at first I didn’t think anything had changed. I was still the…