#ActuallyAutisticPoets July 3, 2021 July 3, 2021 Autistic Emotions and Other Poetry by Dana Trick by admin Autistic Emotions Happy, sadness, envy, fear, and surprise— 6 emotions, 6 logics, all misunderstood. Smile, tears, growl, grimace, whimper, and jaw dropping— 6 actions,…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Dear Me May 5, 2021 May 5, 2021 Dear Me: A Letter from Your Autism by admin Sic years ago The Art of Autism solicited Dear Me letters from our readers. We received this submission last month from Dana Trick. If…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020 We Gotta Talk About The Representation of Autistic Characters in Fiction by admin I want to see autistic characters who are Black, Latino, Asian, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Indigenous, non-verbal, LGBTAQ+, and/or physically disabled By Dana Trick…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020 An Autistic’s Response to J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Tweets by admin For us autistics, J.K. Rowling is promoting the ignorant belief that autistics are not able to figure things out about themselves on their own….
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, #ActuallyAutisticPoets June 29, 2020 June 29, 2020 An Autistic Interpretation of Metaphors and Sayings by admin By Dana Trick Sinking like a stone— You’re human, Not a rock, And you have the limbs to Swim towards the surface. Curiosity killed…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, AutisticsofColor February 24, 2020 June 4, 2020 Being Autistic and Exploring My Mexican-American Heritage by admin Dana Trick is looking for others who are Mexican-American or Latinx and Autistic. By Dana Trick The most infuriating and biggest myth surrounding the…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective December 17, 2019 December 17, 2019 How Stereotypes Affect my Autistic Identity by admin By Dana Trick I’ve noticed that society believes people must have one primary identity. I’m pretty sure that’s not the case for many people….
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Mental Health September 11, 2019 December 12, 2019 Accepting My Autism has been a Process by admin Even though I’m diagnosed with autism, I wasn’t allowed to be autistic. By Dana Trick In my late teen and early adult years, I…
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