Although I’m relatively new to neurodiversity activism, having only started a few months ago, one thing is clear in my research: high-support needs (mostly nonspeaking)
The world right now is uncertain, but the truth is that the world has always been uncertain. Our ability to cope with whatever life brings is centered in our own ability to engage in measured and healthy ways.
Autistic people are no strangers to feelings of unrest, uncertainty, and emotional overwhelm. Now that the neurotypical coping mechanisms are inaccessible to them, our behaviors are similar.
People assume that autistics will do well in quarantine and isolation, but it’s causing distress and suffering for many. Here’s how to support autistic loved ones through this international pandemic of COVID 19, or corona virus.
Autistamatic has created a new retro-futurist video series imagining if the autistic community’s influence had current 50 years ago. As always, these videos are powerful.
Particularly autistic females learn how to camouflage/mask in order to fit in. One of the things we often use is movie talk. What is that?
English professor, advocate for autistics, and author Ralph Savarese responds to ethical concerns regarding Mark Osteen’s review of Savarese’s book, See It Feelingly. The review was published in American Literary History.
Being unpredictable, inconsistent, and uncommunicative can cause a child a lifetime of writing about managing the unpredictable emotions of everyone around them. Here’s how to avoid that for children in your charge.
If your child has language delays, but you can’t access speech-language therapy, these free resources will help you support communication for your child!
However, an unforeseen side effect of the IDEA’s deficit-oriented focus upon disability has created a dilemma for parents of autistic children and has fostered a problem-oriented societal approach to autistic people in general.