The Detriment of the Doubt
Ben Hochstrasser
May 22, 2019
“I hope I can read this tomorrow without getting upset,” a friend of mine recently wrote in a chat. Inside my brain, I felt the
communication
The [Self] Diagnosis Debate: Part 2
Callie
May 12, 2019
On why self-diagnosis is valid and how to accept yourself as belonging to the autistic community (Part 2 of 2).
The Ultimate Empathy Gap: Can Neurotypical-Autistic Pairings Truly Work?
Wendy Katz Erwin
April 24, 2019
Love is a deeply personal experience, the joining of two individual worlds into a meaningful partnership, and it can be a magical thing. When two
Person-First Language: What It Is, and When Not To Use It
C.L. Lynch
April 19, 2019
A look at the debate over first-person language and identity-first language.
What We Need from Our Neurotypical Allies
NeuroClastic
April 6, 2019
Those who live with and love autistic people can be among our greatest allies, but it’s been the misfortune of the #ActuallyAutistic community that many
Autistic Communication: We’ll Paint By Numbers ’til Something Sticks
autisinal
April 4, 2019
Humans communicate in many non-verbal ways. An eye-roll in a supermarket queue, slamming pots and pans around because you’ve been left to wash the dishes
My Journey to Self-Identification
Lucy Frances
April 4, 2019
She knew she was different, and so did the classmates who bullied her. One woman’s journey to realizing that the clumsiness, the intense interests, the anxiety, and the sensory challenges all led to the fact that she was autistic.
One Who Cares
C. M. Condo
February 19, 2019
I had the privilege of attending the National Science Writers Conference this weekend, which was conveniently about a forty minute drive from where I live. The membership
What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and Employers – A Case Study
Terra Vance
January 5, 2019
A case study demonstrating how communication differences can cause conflict in the workplace.
What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and the APA
Terra Vance
December 30, 2018
Few words in behavioral science come with more controversy and contention than Asperger’s. This series focuses on the word, Asperger’s, and the many antagonists to