Board Members
byDebra Muzikar, President Debra Muzikar is co-founder of the Art of Autism nonprofit. Debra is author of two books – The Art of Autism:…
Debra Muzikar
The Art of Autism’s 5th Annual Art & Poems for Peace Initiative 2020 – Series III
byThis is the 3rd in a series titled The Art of Autism’s 5th Annual Art & Poems for Peace Initiative 2020. See the first…
Earth Day 2020: Join Us in Protecting Our Vulnerable Mother
byBy Debra Muzikar Today celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day in 1970 followed the 1969 devastating Chevron oil spill…
“Mr. Christmas”: Anthony LaRocca’s art makes people happy
by“My autism inspires me to see beauty and gives me the will to Dream,” Anthony LaRocca By Debra Muzikar Anthony LaRocca, 29, started drawing…
Transformational art installation of autistic artist at behavioral services firm
byThe Art of Autism encourages businesses, especially those that serve autistic people, to display the art work of autistic artists on their walls. The…
The Autism Puzzle Piece: A symbol that’s going to stay or go?
byBy Debra Muzikar (Editor’s update: In 2020 the Art of Autism nonprofit made a commitment not to use the puzzle piece in any of…
21 Tips for Presuming Competence
byBy Debra Muzikar In the disability world, presuming competence means that a person with a disability has the ability to think, learn and understand…
Person First Language – autistic, person with autism, aspergian, aspienaut?
byby Debra Muzikar (this was written in 2016 and updated in 2018) In the last couple of weeks I’ve received a couple of emails…