Moving While Autistic
jenbluhm
August 9, 2019
Relationships
The Joys of Working Within Your Tribe
AspienBlue
August 2, 2019
When one workplace was a little too ideal and socially-seamless to be realistic, one woman shared her diagnosis with her coworkers. This is what happened.
On ABA Therapy, Self-Determination, & Healthy Psychological Development
Michelle Sara
July 21, 2019
Healthy psychological development depends on autonomy, competence, and relatedness. ABA undermines healthy psychological development.
Unapologetically Non-compliant: A Neurotypical Mother’s Perspective After Leaving ABA
Holly Rowe
July 18, 2019
When her son was diagnosed with autism, this mother was pressed to put him in ABA therapy. She wanted to defer to the experts, but things weren’t adding up…
Why Being Called “Dramatic” Is Both Completely Wrong and Psychologically Damaging to Autistic People
Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
July 5, 2019
Being told that autistic neurological reactions are dramatic and overblown is an often-unintentional but very real cause of complex trauma.
Father, Interrupted…
Eitan Rosa
July 4, 2019
A man takes stock of what it means to be an autistic father and reflects that his own father, too, might have been on the spectrum.
What Is It Like for An Autistic Parent to Raise a Non-Autistic Child?
Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
June 26, 2019
How I Would Free my Spectrum Daughter
Samantha Craft
June 23, 2019
I would grow as a role model for my daughter, a person of inner-security, unconditional love, and acceptance. I would discard robes of non-authenticity, fear-based projection of self onto others, the selfish feeding that society dictates from mass media, big business, and politics.
Why I Choose Autistic Pride
Prismatic
June 18, 2019
Growing up, I was acutely aware that I did not belong. The proverbial elephant in the room, my identity was carved out of all the
Wanting to be Alone and Together: A Paradox
Jeremy
June 17, 2019
I have had a recurring dream since I was a young child. I dreamt it quite often between the ages of about 8 to 14,
