What makes a good support person
byHappy people are essential to my well being because life is greatly difficult when you dearly have a body like mine, that does not…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
Why its hard to switch tasks – a comic strip explanation
byThis cartoon is courtesy of Erin Human of Human Illustrations. Erin Human is a writer, cartoonist, and Art Director for Autism Women’s Network. You…
Katherine Lochhead: Inside the Manic Mind
byInside the Manic Mind By Kathy Lochhead I’d like to tell you a bit about myself. It is the reason I’ve retreated from love…
Graduation day – a sensory war zone
byBy Katherine Lochhead That day was overwhelming for me. I woke up that morning, feeling excited and ready for the event that every student…
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,…
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…