Autism ArtSong 2021: A Collaboration with Central Washington University
byThe Artsong project is a wonderful project about autism, music, poetry and the power of collaborative projects. The Art of Autism is pleased to…
Wendi Powers
Suggestions to help Autistic People Get Through this Pandemic
byby W.E. Powers We watch the world grind to a halt. The blood pumps full force making our heart feel as if it is…
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…
Spring Break Hurts
byBy Wendi E. Powers My parents, brothers, and nieces live where I was born and raised in Florida. I left Florida in 1988 after…
How Temple Grandin inspired me after receiving an autism diagnosis
byDr. Grandin taught me that I did not need to blame, shame, or hate myself just because I was different. By Wendi E. Powers…
Goal setting, rewards and autism
byIn college they taught that the reward system works best when it is sporadic. While that may work in dog training, it doesn’t work…
An “autistic grinch” may be protecting a big heart
byby W.E.Powers My brothers insisted on opening the presents before we took off for our Christmas out of state. Naturally, it was not Christmas…
My Autistic DNA is etched in sameness and routine
byBy Wendi E. Powers “Why won’t you marry him? Don’t you know he is rich?” “You could make so much more money if you…