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…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
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…
Inside the Mind of An Aspie: 5 Ways to Stop a Conversation
byBy Englebert Lau My name is Englebert, and I have a mild case of Asperger’s Syndrome. I made the comics below to help explain…
A Tribute to Black Soldiers in the United States Military
byThe fifth in a series of Art of Autism blog posts for Black History Month 2021 compiled by Keri Bowers. Featuring Civil War Historian…
I am Proud to be an Autistic, African-American Artist
byRonaldo Byrd shares 9 art portraits of people he admires for Black History Month. By Ronaldo Byrd, Compiled by Keri Bowers I am proud…
Black History Month: Supporting Black Autistic Artists
by“Art is a conversation with life. To be an artist, one is necessarily engaged with the world. Both outer and inner worlds. Art does…
Diary of a Depressed Aspie
byBy Jessica Resnick My depression has dragged on for months now. I wonder what it would be like to feel the warmth of happiness….