Russell James is an autistic, Native American, indie-folk musician with a new album on horizon chronicling a legacy of pain… and hope.
Understanding Autistics asked 50 autistic kids what life is like for them, then he made a rap out of their responses. Here it is.
How did autistic and other neurodivergent kids survive the Dark Ages before IEPs, 504 plans, targeted therapy, noise-canceling headphones?
Here’s some brutal autistic truth-telling for you…
Beautiful, vibrant, living Autistic poetry and song lyrics without the word “autism.” Songs without a singer. Rhyme with Reason.
I’ve always felt that I am biding my time. When I say “I’ve always felt”, I mean as far back as I can remember. Like the things I was seeing and experiencing in my life were not the whole shebang. There was another place I was living and operating . . . almost.
…acquiesce. I weep at the talent and movement and Work of someone with the courage to live boldly. And the line, I could never define all that you are to…
Be me, an unknowingly-autistic man. Put yourself in my shoes. I managed school. Literature and English language were a bit of an issue, though. I
I’m at least an hour and half early. I didn’t know what parking would be like, and transitioning from Mom brain to Entertainer brain is
It’s the parochial archetype. Crisp white linens absorb the gentle breeze and filtered sunshine as they flutter lazily from a clothesline, the starkness a deep
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