How Stereotypes Affect my Autistic Identity
byBy Dana Trick I’ve noticed that society believes people must have one primary identity. I’m pretty sure that’s not the case for many people….
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
5 tips for surviving the holiday season from an adult on the autism spectrum
byBy Ron Sandison Many of my greatest memories are holiday related – the Christmas of 1982 when Santa placed under our tree a stuffed…
11 Coping Strategies To Reduce Anxiety
byBy Malcolm Wang For me, autism and anxiety are connected together, and it is that way for a lot of other people. I’ve been…
Journey of the Heart: a film about Blind, Autistic musical savant Tony DeBlois
by“What the character of Rain Man can do with math, I can do with music” Tony DeBlois By Nils Skudra On a recent occasion…
Teaching from the Heart: How my Autism makes me a Better Educator
byI believe education starts from a young age and that tolerance, social skills, kindness and acceptance are just as important as core academic subjects,…
My challenges with mutism
byUnderstand if the person with mutism is communicating to you in some way then they want to communicate. By Melody Rain In the past…
How Media Representation of Autism Affects Me
byA look at The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The Big Bang Theory, Mary and Max and other portrayals of autistic…
Insights from an autistic woman on how to deal with holiday stressors
byWhether autistic or not holidays can be times of great stress. For those on the autism spectrum there are many more challenges. Below are…