Dr. Stephen Shore: The importance of art and music for autistic people
by“Vibrant waves of sequenced patterns emerged in my head whenever I looked at musical notes and scores. Like pieces of a mysterious puzzle solved,…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
My mom was my mentor and teacher
byBy Paul Gomez My name is Paul. This is a list of my disabilities with their corresponding percentage issue of said disabilities: 1) –…
Come to Life by Joining Clubs
byBy Tom Iland When you have autism, social interactions can be one of the most difficult aspects of life. Uncertainty and an underlying fear…
The Art of Storytelling
byAutism self-advocacy is an art form aimed at accentuating the beauty found in our humanity. Autism awareness and acceptance should be about expanding people’s…
Employment Issues for people with Asperger’s – a first person perspective
byThe average interview will force an AS person to simultaneously study themselves and the interviewer(s), deal with typical interview stress (and special anxiety from…
Five things I fear as an adult with autism
by“I know of nobody who is purely autistic, or purely neurotypical. Even God has some autistic moments, which is why the planets spin,” Jerry…
Boosting Respect for Neurodiversity: A Proposal for Action
byBy Claudia Casser Context I’m not a joiner. People exhaust me. One on one, I enjoy short interactions, but then I need to get…
5 ways autism makes me unique
byBy Ron Sandison Stephen Mark Shore said, “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” Every person who has…