Resolution for Inclusion: Autistics need deep, quality friendships
ryansheart
November 27, 2022
Ryan Lee has three questions for autistic young people to see if they feel included by their peers.
Friendship
Autistic masking is why I have no friends
Faith Vance
September 21, 2022
“Despite being in a setting where I’m suppose to be my full, authentic self, I still can’t break down those walls and act like myself for fear of judgement.”
The Autistic Boy in the Unruly Body: A NeuroInclusive Story About Apraxia
Terra Vance
August 12, 2022
The Boy In The Unruly Body is a children’s picture book by Gregory Tino about apraxia. Here’s a NeuroInclusive story about apraxia and the brain-body disconnect.
An Open Letter to Autistic High Schoolers
Troi Irons
February 27, 2022
“How did they consider us close friends if we’d never had a real conversation? If we hadn’t people watched? If we hadn’t gone on a walk in the green, secluded forest that I believe belongs to me (it’s actually a public park)?”
An appeal to young autistic people to see the vulnerable, lonely souls who belong to our community but don’t know it yet
Jahnavi Misra
January 19, 2022
Jahnavi appeals to young autistic people who know who they are and what it means to be autistic to connect with those lonely souls who need just one person to see them as not being inherently “bad” or “broken.”
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.
Bridging Communication: Conversations with Neurodivergent People
Matthew Rushin
June 30, 2021
Since he’s been home, Matthew Rushin has been learning a lot about autistic culture and seeing how many people are out there who are so similar to him. Here, he explores bridging communication gaps between autistic people and non-autistic people.
Connection in the Face of Rejection
ryansheart
April 1, 2021
Rejections are difficult, but they are a fact of existence for many autistic people. Ryan Lee discusses making and losing a friend over social nuance.
My Neurotypical Friend Meg
The Autistic OT
January 10, 2021
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.
On Autism and Adolescence: An Open Letter to My High School Classmates
Amanda Madru
November 24, 2020
I am autistic. The teen years are rough on everyone—there’s no question about it. Surviving them when you live with undiagnosed ASD and co-occurring, untreated major depression… well, speaking from personal experience, that counts as a special brand of hell.
