My favorite Power Ranger Billy is like Me!
byBilly was my favorite Power Ranger and I love that they chose him to be on the autism spectrum in this movie. By Brent…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
Healing art: from singing bowls to painting chakras
byBy Steve Selpal After learning about my particular cancer diagnosis, I was fortunate to have a special experience with Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls. Three…
Women and Autism: At age 29 I received an autism diagnosis
byThe sad truth is that women, particularly undiagnosed, on the spectrum are at risk for various comorbidities like major depressive disorder, eating disorders, sexual…
A letter to Sesame Street from a 30 year old man: what Julia means to me #autism
by“Meeting a muppet like me was something I never imagined would happen…”, Brent Anderson Dear Sesame Street, I found myself watching your show again…
The Employment Shift: rethinking autism employment initiatives
byThink of a 1 in 68 prevalence number in a nation of 318.9 million, then take the working ages between 18-69 and then enact…
How I went from feeling like an endangered species to becoming part of a community
byBy Ron Sandison As a young child autism made me feel different and like an endangered species. At age seven my speech was so…
Wisdom I gleamed from John Elder Robison
byAfter reading John’s books and hearing him speak I could see him standing right next to me in the AMC lobby asking the same…
Total Recall: Becky Sharrock’s extraordinary detailed autobiographical mind
byOnly eighty people in the world have been diagnosed with HSAM (Highly Superior Autographical Memory) and Becky Sharrock was the first from Australia. By…