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…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
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…
Artist discovers aspects of himself and his autism through symbolic self-portraits
by“A self portrait is an artist being honest with himself, taking the time to go into the spotlight to try to find something they…
An interview with Armani Williams, the first NASCAR driver on the autism spectrum
by“Tell me I can’t so I can show you that I can,” Armani Williams By Ron Sandison What were your greatest challenges having autism?…
Listening to my depression
byby W.E.Powers What is it? I see it in the eyes of those battling mental health issues. I see it as a wet, dim…
An Autistic shaman shares why autistic people make good shamans
byAutism, in these ancient wise cultures, is often called “The Shaman’s disease.” By Gonzalo Bénard Being autistic and shaman, I always found that they…