The Harmful Lessons We Teach Autistic Kids
Jude Clee
November 24, 2019
The lessons that autistic children learn on the playground are often different from the ones their peers pick up.
communication
Jalisco Never Loses: Autism, Loneliness, Relationships, & Learning to Lose
Barbara Herrán
November 23, 2019
“Jalisco never loses” is a phrase that alludes to a person who never admits to having lost. A story of communication differences in an autistic and NT relationship.
Autism and Sexual Vulnerability-One Woman’s Story
sarahhdbristol
November 22, 2019
Autistic people are at a high risk of being assaulted by sexual predators. This is one woman’s story and the factors that positioned her to be so vulnerable.
Poetry: Beholden
stinkyzen
November 8, 2019
I can’t tell them it’s all right, but I can be with them. I am still strong, and I will never forget the green, and the wind from the high places. —This is when I am—
Take Me and My Letterboard Out to the Ballgame
TrevorTypes
November 7, 2019
Trevor, a nonspeaking teen, was worried about attending his first ballgame in a stadium. He was afraid of the noise and sensory overload. Here’s how it went.
Becoming an ABA Registered Behavior Technician Before Knowing I Was Autistic: Part 1 – Restraint Training
Terra Vance
October 23, 2019
Before finding out she was autistic, one woman took a job as a registered behavior technician to provide ABA therapy to autistic kids. This is how training went.
The Ramblings of a Misunderstood Mind, Part 1
vormaen
October 13, 2019
I don’t know why my mind races. As I sit here, uncomfortable because my stomach is in knots, and my thoughts won’t shut down. All
Poetry: I can’t believe
insideamirrormaze
October 11, 2019
The knowledge of being autistic and engaging with the autistic community has restored my faith in my intuition. This poem describes the dialogue I wish to have with those who advise me against my intuition.
A communal definition of Autistic ways of being
Jorn Bettin
October 11, 2019
Jorn Bettin, in collaboration with the autistic community, has come up with a communal definition of autism. We ask that you use the comment section below to let us know what ideas you have to improve this definition.
Autistic Collaboration for Life
Jorn Bettin
October 8, 2019
Jorn Bettin maps out the differences between the autistic community and broader society’s social hierarchies.