Autism

The social architecture of collective intelligence

Many autists reject all forms of social power. Unless we have autistic people in our environment that nurture our sense of agency and intrinsic motivations, trauma may prevent us from learning how to trust others and build eye level relationships.

My Neurotypical Friend Meg

In order for non-Autistic people to communicate effectively with Autistics, they have to adjust to our passion, our authenticity, and our need for room to express ourselves in our language.

Understanding autistic body language, showing a woman with outstretched hands in a "I don't know" pose

Autistic Body Language

My different sensory, social and physical experiences don’t prevent me from empathizing. In fact, I am skilled at building rapport, seeing things from different perspectives, and connecting with people.

a trans flag paper airplane against a blue background with the word hello to reintroduce a trans autistic man as himself with his new name and not his deadname ActuallyAutistic autism on the spectrum

A New Year’s Reintroduction

2020 was a chaotic year full of tragedies. To enter 2021, and to usher in a new year with new hope for better tomorrows, a reintroduction is in order. Meet…

Unmasking as a Parent: Parades in peril

An autistic mother’s autism diagnosis empowered her to stop trying to make herself and her children “normal” and to embrace being natural system disruptors.

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