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.
What is the difference between awareness and acceptance, and which do autistics need from their allies? An exploration of this source of contention.
Autism parents often complain about how rude and aggressive autistic people are, accusing autistic people of causing an unnecessary divide.
How to coexist with an autistic friend, relative, student, or child. An open letter to loved ones.
In the world of autism advocacy, it is rarely the autistic voices which are pioneered in the mainstream. Neurotypical advocates use their voice and their
It was hard to come out as an aspie (a person with Asperger’s syndrome). I started with some people I thought would be the most
For someone on the spectrum, navigating relationships with neurotypical (non-autistic) people is the social equivalent of assembling an Ikea shelf with missing parts and directions
They’re out there, in the brushstrokes of the original, museum-quality painting hanging in your favorite hole-in-the-wall pub, or the Louvre, or the kaleidoscopic mural painted
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