March 27, 2018 August 25, 2018 The Surprising Similarities Between Art Therapy and Autism Support Dogs by admin By Amanda Ronan In my first years of teaching in the early 2000s, very few students had been identified as having Autism. Throughout my…
March 9, 2018 August 25, 2018 Depression on the Spectrum and how to deal with it by admin By Austin John Jones Hello readers, have you ever felt that feeling? That really AWFUL feeling? That feeling when you feel like you are…
February 8, 2018 August 25, 2018 Functional Freezes, Trauma Releasing Exercises, and Self-Advocacy by admin By Austin John Jones A couple years back, I had an incident at a summer camp I was on the staff for. I was…
January 8, 2018 August 30, 2018 Ryan Smoluk’s art work provides insight into mental illness by admin “Mental illness is the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about, until they absolutely have to.” By Ryan Smoluk It’s…
December 19, 2017 October 7, 2019 Why I am silent – an #autistic perspective by admin By Linish Balan When my father died, I was so sad … no different than any other son in the world. Yet while taking…
October 26, 2017 September 24, 2020 How to Stop a Bully #bullying by admin October is National Bullying Prevention Month. It is a fact that autistic people are bullied at greater than average rates and are often goaded…
October 24, 2017 October 6, 2018 A message to bullies and those they bully by admin I’ve never heard of bees getting bullied before. By Noushka A blog written for Bullying Prevention Month Part 1: A “how far I’ve come” list …
September 18, 2017 November 20, 2018 Expressive Healing: Art Therapy for Autistic Children Trying to Understand Grief by admin By Leigh Marcos Loss and grief are a normal part of life. Explaining the concept of death and the grieving process to children can…
Connecting through the Arts
Connecting through the Arts
