A Typer’s Freedom Dance
Anantha Krishnamurthy
December 1, 2021
Anantha Krishnamurthy comes through with an onomatopoeic journey of triumph, tapping resonating to thunderous thudding freedom.
Autism
The Social Convention of Holiday Gifts: An Autistic Nightmare
B in Utah
November 30, 2021
With cheeky humor and an easy conversational style, Bee discusses the stresses autistic people experience during the gift-giving holiday season.
Autistic people and the fear of death
David Gray-Hammond
November 25, 2021
David Gray-Hammond links the systemic factors that contribute autistic insomnia to the pervasive fear of death many of us experience.
Poetry: The Nest
Amelia Jane
November 25, 2021
Nonspeaking poet Amelia Jane longs for her voice to be heard. Her winged thoughts perch on the mind and sing of triumph.
A new poem: I’m Rightly Rogue
Noah McSweeney
November 25, 2021
Nonspeaking poet Noah McSweeny muses on having the words, having the interest, wanting to connect, and wishing his tongue would obey his mind.
Poetry: Anonymous
Anantha Krishnamurthy
November 25, 2021
Anantha Krishnamurthy’s mind is a symphony and his body is a sound cage. This powerful poem is itself a beautiful triumph of sheer Will.
The continuously shifting justifications for pathologising non-conformists
Jorn Bettin
November 25, 2021
Following the trail of where Hans Asperger picked up the term autism I ended up reading a fascinating 1919 German book by Eugen Bleuler titled ‘Autistic and undisciplined thinking in medicine, and how to overcome it’. The content is not at all what you would think. The sands of pathologisation have shifted significantly.
The Unexplored Link Between Autism and Substance Abuse
Ellie Rebarbar
November 24, 2021
Ellie Rebarbar looks at the link between autism and addiction and how addiction resources fail autistic people.
Autistic Body Language is not Always Communication
Terra Vance
November 21, 2021
Autism Speaks proved Autistic people right, on accident, with a new screening instrument they’re advertising.
The political effort to separate autism from “severe autism” is misguided at best
sebastianthedude
November 12, 2021
Sebastian Rubino writes a response to the coalition “Act Now for Severe Autism,” urging for more respect for all autistic people with any level of support needs.