Aspergese 101: On Taking Things Literally and Mind Blindness
Terra Vance
September 29, 2018
No, we don’t take everything literally.
Autistic Traits
The Jar Principle: On Over-Stimulation & Social Exhaustion
bneal89
September 26, 2018
There is something within the chronic illness community known as the “Spoon Theory.” In this analogy, the spoons stand for the amount of energy a
The Time Trials of Jonathon Hood
luckydragon11
September 26, 2018
A brief overview: My play is set in a world where some Aspies are born with the ability to move time, to bend it to
Allism Spectrum Disorders: A Parody
Terra Vance
September 23, 2018
In prevailing literature, people on the autism spectrum have all of their traits, their behaviors, and even their very existence pathologized. They are considered to
On Autistic Special Interests and My Love for Plants
st1rdude
September 21, 2018
Like the title says, I love Plants. What I mean is, what’s not to love? They’re beautiful, they manufacture oxygen and clean pollution from the
On sense and sensitivity: sensory phenomena in autism
Michaela Morgan
September 18, 2018
The ways in which the autistic brain manages and responds to sensory input are remarkable. Some liken their experience to living and feeling like their
A Man Unmasked
Terra Vance
September 13, 2018
For people on the spectrum, how well someone fares in the general public or on the job often depends on someone’s ability to hide his
What Autism Means to Me
bneal89
September 13, 2018
For as long as I can remember, I have been considered odd. Not the sort of odd that makes me unlikable, but the type of
Asperger’s and Empathy: Shifting Away from Dated Misconceptions
Terra Vance
September 11, 2018
One of the dominant characterizations of people on the autism spectrum is that they lack empathy or are empathy-disrupted. This is based on the paradigm
Why Adult Autistics Aren’t Being Diagnosed: A Human Rights Crisis
Terra Vance
September 11, 2018
How does one make it into adulthood without knowing they are autistic? Or that an autistic community even exists? What if that person is an expert on autism?