When a Disability Becomes a Strength: A Review of Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
by“Although there is a widespread perception that disabilities inhibit people from reaching their potential, advocates have argued that in many ways they can serve…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
Relationships in Depth on the Autism Spectrum
byBy Austin John Jones Some people say that people on the spectrum are not capable of love. This is not true. People on the…
Greta Thunberg: I’m Very Proud to Be Autistic #WorldAutismAwarenessDay
byToday Greta Thunberg posted the following on her Facebook page. Today is #AutismAwarenessDay. At the age of 12 I was diagnosed with Asperger, a…
A March Call for Action As We Celebrate Women’s History and Developmental Disability Awareness
byAs advocates we must embrace intersectionality in all we do because no movement’s issues are isolated issues. By Nicole LeBlanc As we celebrate Women’s…
Love on the Spectrum in Real Time
byIs it break-up, make-up or wake-up? by Joel Ashton-Fogle Love is confusing at the best of times. This accounts for the huge industry of…
Autism, Empathy and Alexithymia (The Inability to Recognize One’s Own Emotions)
byBy Clare Smith What makes us human? Autistic people already know that one of the enduring myths about us is that we don’t do…
The Reason I Jump Challenges the Myth that Autistic People Have No Emotions or Imaginative Life
byBy Nils Skudra This week I had the opportunity to watch Jerry Rothwell’s documentary The Reason I Jump, a profoundly compelling commentary on the…
Xavier DeGroat: the First White House Intern Diagnosed with Autism
by“I’m a relentless guy who goes on and on.” Xavier DeGroat By Ron Sandison Xavier DeGroat is motivated, authentic and relentless. These characteristics enabled…