#ActuallyAutistic Perspective | The Art of Autism

October 31, 2015 November 4, 2018

Leanne’s perspective – it’s time to recognize us

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Disability History week is in October. October is also Disability Employment Month Disability history is important because it’s my history. It’s something that I…

October 29, 2015 August 25, 2018

How #Autism has made me an exceptional childcare worker

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Since I was a teenager, I found I could relate to children a lot better than to adults. In my career as a childcare…

October 28, 2015 August 22, 2018

An Autistic Perspective: Life Lessons and Basement Babies

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“I now crave and even ‘hoard’ the new life lessons I seek.” Dan Gross By Dan Gross The unemployment rate of people with autism…

October 12, 2015 August 25, 2018

What does heightened sensitivity mean to an Aspie?

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By Sir Ashley Smith Textures, taste and touch; all the fantastic things about being autistic – or is it? One thing people know firstly…

October 7, 2015 August 30, 2018

On Being the Psychic Autist

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Whether a message came from the sun, the moon, the stars, the rain, an animal crossing one’s path, a bird in flight, or a…

October 3, 2015 August 25, 2018

Sitting for Aspergers

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Zazen means “sitting.” Shikantaza means “just sitting.” In Shikantaza one does not pay focused attention towards breathing, or silent chanting, or any other mental…

September 28, 2015 November 4, 2018

How ableism hurts #autistic people

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The biggest obstacle that holds back autistic people today is stigma. By Leanne Libas One of most challenging journeys that an autistic person faces…

September 20, 2015 August 22, 2018

Autistic Perspective: Meeting an aggressive dog

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What do we do when we meet an aggressive dog? Perhaps autistic synaesthesia has an answer… the autistic or primitive way isn’t always the…