Therapy Saved My Life
Nick Barry
September 19, 2021
Nick Barry is a nonspeaker who has his world opened up by gaining access to communication, but his emotional needs were not met until he was enrolled in counseling.
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The Autistics’ Question
Tejas Rao Sankar
September 2, 2021
Tejas Rao Sankar challenges schools and society to invest in the autonomy of autistic people and not to deny nonspeakers the right to participate in the IEP process.
A nonspeaking autistic teen’s reflections on the global pandemic
Sahit.B
August 29, 2021
Sahit Bhagavatula is a 14-year-old nonspeaking autistic who won a writing contest with this essay and his reflections on the covid-19 pandemic.
An interview with Soma Mukhopadhyay, pioneer of rapid prompting method (RPM)
Terra Vance
August 17, 2021
It is because of Soma Mukhopadhyay and her son, Tito, that thousands of nonspeaking and minimally speaking autistic people around with world have access to reliable communication.
The OCD is in Control
TrevorTypes
August 3, 2021
Trevor Byrd is a nonspeaking autistic teen struggling with obsessive compulsions. He conjectures that OCD is his brain’s way of trying to gain some control over his circumstances.
REVIEW: The Reason I Jump – An Unusual Film With a Very Important Message
Ben Breaux
August 2, 2021
Ben Breaux, nonspeaking autistic advocate and author, reviewed the award-winning film, The Reason I Jump, an adaptation of Naoki Higashida’s best-selling memoir of the same title. Breaux interviewed several members of the cast and crew to pen this critically-important and profoundly-insightful analysis of the film.
Autistic Communication Is a Feature, not a Bug
zenmasterbear
July 17, 2021
Don’t think of inclusion as helping us get by in the structures built by and for ‘not us,’ rather think of how you can help us change the structure so that it is ours as much as it is yours.
Real Progress Takes Time, So Don’t Give Up
rithsin
July 11, 2021
Rithik Sinhasan is a nonspeaking autistic teen who wants to be a travel writer, but before gaining access to rapid prompting method, or RPM, through Soma Mukhopadhyay, his dreams were grounded.
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.
The Hidden Rooms in my Mind
Posy Taylor
June 30, 2021
RPM enabled me to communicate and express myself after 22 years of being misunderstood and unable to communicate. This is my first longer piece of work trying to describe my mind to people. It took me many sessions to write.