I am autistic. The teen years are rough on everyone—there’s no question about it. Surviving them when you live with undiagnosed ASD and co-occurring, untreated major depression… well, speaking from personal experience, that counts as a special brand of hell.
Many autistic or presumed-autistic stage and screen characters fail to be authentic. For Jude Clee, Abed from Community hits the mark.
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A review of the Netflix documentary, Crip Camp, about the disability rights movement, written from the perspective of an autistic person.
It is those who seize power and control via their continued privileges who often become the spokespeople of a given minority group. Call-out culture needs to be called out because it has become a tool of oppressors.
Russell James takes a hard look at the fighting with in the autistic community, calling for a truce and solidarity between people who have the same goals.
For David, nothing is more hurtful and offensive than being told that his autism does not define him. Here’s why.
One woman thought she’d found the perfect hobby to make friendships, express herself artistically, and find community. Instead, she found herself being shunned, scorned, and dismissed.
The autistic community is at risk with the rest of society. This critique of the behavior seen in the community looks at how we can save ourselves.
Mike Wise writes a letter to parents of autistic children asking them to think about how their presence in the autism community impacts autistics.