How running has been a gift
byIf you’ve met one person who is a runner, you’ve met one person who is a runner. By Tracey Cohen Without a doubt, running,…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
Peace and diversity: We are all in it together
byIn honor of International Peace Day, the Art of Autism is posting a series of blog posts in September with the theme of peace….
The fallacy of high and low-functioning autism
by“Calling someone ‘high-functioning’ discounts and dismisses their needs and struggles…and contributes to arrogance and ignorance. Calling someone ‘low-functioning’ discounts and dismisses their strengths and…
The Inspiration behind My Book: Six Word Lessons on Female Asperger Syndrome
byBy Tracey Cohen I always knew I was different but never understood why. I aimed to please, but the world was too fast, noisy,…
Spotlight on self-taught pencil artist Chris Baker
byBy Helen Wallace-Iles I was recently introduced to the amazing work of a young autistic man called Chris Baker – a self-taught pencil artist…
Dance parties on the spectrum
by“you get line dancing, you get the dance trains going on, you get party circles happening, dance-offs, air guitar …” By Austin John Jones…
Top top 10 memories of the green chair: an elegy to my deceased father
byBy Joni Renee This short film, written, read, and sung by autistic writer Joni Renee is an elegy for her deceased father. The poem…
My life as a writer
byBy Pamela Urfer As I posted on this blog a few weeks ago, (“I never thought of myself as weird”), I spent my childhood…