Resolution for Inclusion: Autistics need deep, quality friendships
ryansheart
November 27, 2022
Ryan Lee has three questions for autistic young people to see if they feel included by their peers.
Friendship
Autistic masking is why I have no friends
Faith Vance
September 21, 2022
“Despite being in a setting where I’m suppose to be my full, authentic self, I still can’t break down those walls and act like myself for fear of judgement.”
The Autistic Boy in the Unruly Body: A NeuroInclusive Story About Apraxia
Terra Vance
August 12, 2022
The Boy In The Unruly Body is a children’s picture book by Gregory Tino about apraxia. Here’s a NeuroInclusive story about apraxia and the brain-body disconnect.
An appeal to young autistic people to see the vulnerable, lonely souls who belong to our community but don’t know it yet
Jahnavi Misra
January 19, 2022
Jahnavi appeals to young autistic people who know who they are and what it means to be autistic to connect with those lonely souls who need just one person to see them as not being inherently “bad” or “broken.”
Hiki: A Dating & Friendships App that Autistics May Actually Want to Use
Lauren Melissa Ellzey
August 21, 2021
Lauren Melissa reviews Hiki app, the dating and friendship app specifically for autistic people to find and make connections with other autistics.
Connection in the Face of Rejection
ryansheart
April 1, 2021
Rejections are difficult, but they are a fact of existence for many autistic people. Ryan Lee discusses making and losing a friend over social nuance.
My Neurotypical Friend Meg
The Autistic OT
January 10, 2021
In order for non-Autistic people to communicate effectively with Autistics, they have to adjust to our passion, our authenticity, and our need for room to express ourselves in our language.
On Autism and Adolescence: An Open Letter to My High School Classmates
neurodivergentgrrrl
November 24, 2020
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.
Being a Good Friend When Talking About Suicide
Andi Barclay
September 12, 2020
Discussing suicide attempts and responding in crisis is always hard. Talking about it will help prepare people for these hard conversations.
Autism & the flitting phenomenon
Embrace Autism
March 8, 2020
Autistic women often dart in and out of social situations like a butterfly going from one flower to the next. We look like we fit in, but we don’t; we look like we connect, but are left feeling alone.
