How To Bond With Your Autistic Child Through Your Special Interests
Terra Vance
August 3, 2022
Parents often feel like they’ve got to lose themselves to bond with their Autistic child. The opposite is true, though.
Communication
The Big Gag: Autism science and autistic heresy
Anantha Krishnamurthy
April 18, 2022
Teen nonspeaker Anantha Krishnamurthy compares the treatment of progressive science during the Renaissance era to modern autism science— and it hits hard.
Arresting Ableism; Insight and Experiences of a Nonspeaking Autistic
Sabrina Guerra
March 10, 2022
“People fail disabled folk when they refuse to accept all ways of being human. In a more perfect world agency would be respected, disability rights honored, and brave hearts exalted. I and others have wisdom for a deprived and hostile world. Skilled allies wanted.”
The Right to Privacy for Nonspeaking Autistics
Nick Barry
March 2, 2022
Nick Barry, a young nonspeaking advocate, writes about how the privacy and autonomy of nonspeakers is often violated by those around them, how it feels, and how to do better.
Autistic Listening: you cannot tell if I am paying attention
SiennaWrites
February 12, 2022
“If I am trying to make eye contact, words go out the window. They make no sense. Ditto if there’s a lot of background noise, or if I’m busily trying to type out a response on my AAC.”
A Nonspeaker’s Letter to Young Autistics,
benbreaux
January 30, 2022
Nonspeaking advocate Ben Breaux writes a letter to young autistics explaining the journey to communication.
Poetry: Letter by Letter
RumiOttus
January 17, 2022
Nonspeaking youth Rumi Ottus spells out a striking poem about the life unlocked by having access to communicate via letterboard.
Autism and Religion: A silent anxiety
TrevorTypes
November 10, 2021
As a nonspeaker, Trevor Byrd internalized the religious dogma he heard his whole life in silent dedication. As he got older, his values conflicted with his rigid observance of Catholic canon. The support he received from his mom helped him to keep his faith and be true to his values.
Hecklers from the Penn State conference not finished: Drexel professor decides which Autistics are really autistic
Terra Vance
November 7, 2021
Hecklers from Drexel University showed up to the Penn State conference to harass the nonspeaking presenters, then they published a slanderous article claiming most presenters were not really autistic.
Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens: Resource List
NeuroClastic
October 21, 2021
A list of resources for those seeking to learn more about Autism, from the inside-out.
