How #Autism has made me an exceptional childcare worker
bySince I was a teenager, I found I could relate to children a lot better than to adults. In my career as a childcare…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective
Blog posts from #ActuallyAutistic people. In 2018 the Art of Autism started paying neurodivergent bloggers.
An Autistic Perspective: Life Lessons and Basement Babies
by“I now crave and even ‘hoard’ the new life lessons I seek.” Dan Gross By Dan Gross The unemployment rate of people with autism…
What does heightened sensitivity mean to an Aspie?
byBy Sir Ashley Smith Textures, taste and touch; all the fantastic things about being autistic – or is it? One thing people know firstly…
On Being the Psychic Autist
byWhether a message came from the sun, the moon, the stars, the rain, an animal crossing one’s path, a bird in flight, or a…
Sitting for Aspergers
byZazen means “sitting.” Shikantaza means “just sitting.” In Shikantaza one does not pay focused attention towards breathing, or silent chanting, or any other mental…
How ableism hurts #autistic people
byThe biggest obstacle that holds back autistic people today is stigma. By Leanne Libas One of most challenging journeys that an autistic person faces…
Autistic Perspective: Meeting an aggressive dog
byWhat do we do when we meet an aggressive dog? Perhaps autistic synaesthesia has an answer… the autistic or primitive way isn’t always the…
Syance Wilson – the importance of art and music
byI call my house drawings “Randomosities” because I am making fun of random objects. I intend to make “Randomosity” a new art movement. by…