Autism’s Lost Girls
2019-12-05
The presentation and characterization of autism in both clinical and mainstream literature mostly describes autistic boys, leaving many girl undiagnosed.
How Can Autism Affect Your Health?
2019-12-02
Many barriers exist that keep autistic people from maintaining their health and self care best practices, and this can have catastrophic effects on autistic individuals.
My Late Autism Diagnosis: I Was Angry
2019-12-02
For many people, a late diagnosis of autism is a tremendous relief. Emmanuel was angry.
Access to Communication is a Human Right
2019-11-27
Three nonspeaking autistic students advocate for communication choice rights and full participation in their own IEP and inclusion plans.
50 Reasons why an Autistic Adult may be in a Bad Mood
2019-11-27
Pete Wharmby lists 50 reasons an autistic person might be in a bad mood, even if sensory issues, alexithymia, or being non-speaking (even if temporarily) can make it difficult to communicate.
How To Get Diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic in Just 26 Years
2019-11-26
Every therapy, every diagnosis, every medication-- burnout, meltdowns, marriages, careers, shutdowns, and then there was clarity with a late diagnosis of autism.
Poetry: Echelons of Autism
2019-11-26
Poetry about the levels of autism and where one autistic woman falls in that hierarchy of support needs.
20 Key Things to Know About Autism
2019-11-26
Pete Wharmby, a UK English teacher, shares twenty facts about autistic people that society often gets wrong.
The View from Here – But You Can SPEAK!
2019-11-26
Ashna and William are autistic teens who can speak, but the words that come or are often unreliable. They communicate more accurately by spelling to communicate via the rapid promoting method.
Between Labels: Living neuro-confused in a neurotypical world
2019-11-24
Stuck in that space of not knowing if she is autistic or if she belongs in in either universe, one woman describes her point of flux between two worlds.