#ActuallyAutistic Perspective

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

April 11, 2016 September 7, 2018

The Art of Film and Inclusion

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“Joey Travolta approached me giving me full employment to work with him, and in that moment I became very happy to become one of…

March 31, 2016 August 22, 2018

Autism and mental health – strategies for those with dual diagnoses

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How Autistic people experience the world is still not well understood by many mental health clinicians. As many Autistic adults – and particularly women…

March 28, 2016 August 22, 2018

How the Civil War has influenced my life

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By Nils Skudra I have been interested in the American Civil War from approximately five years old, and at this time I began to…

March 15, 2016 August 30, 2018

The employment shift: tips for autistics

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Autistic people can find it very hard to break into the labor market. We might be extremely anxious about working or the job application…

March 13, 2016 August 25, 2018

The Shape Shift: square pegs don’t fit into round holes

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Meltdowns are a child’s (or an adult’s) way of communicating they are in a situation that is too much for them or they have…

March 7, 2016 November 4, 2018

The Autism Pastor: fear strips us of our humanity

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“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt. By Lamar Hardwick Fear is a funny thing. It is not easily defined….

March 5, 2016 November 4, 2018

You Don’t Look Autistic

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“You’re autistic?” By Leanne Libas The first thing most people say when I disclose my autism is, “Really?! You don’t look autistic.” I have…

March 2, 2016 November 4, 2018

The Perspective Shift – living racialized autism the first anthology of its kind

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All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism, the first anthology of its kind – a call for donations by Lydia Brown…