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Poetry: Letter by Letter

RumiOttus January 17, 2022

Nonspeaking youth Rumi Ottus spells out a striking poem about the life unlocked by having access to communicate via letterboard.

Sienna, the author of the piece, has long, curly, dark brown hair and is wearing headphones. She stands in front of an orange background

A Letter to Autistic Teens

SiennaWrites January 17, 2022

Sienna is a young Autistic adult writing to Autistic teens. In this beautiful letter, Sienna encourages teens to understand and embrace themselves unapologetically.

Open Letter to Young Autistics from a Nonspeaker

TrevorTypes January 6, 2022

Trevor Byrd is a NeuroClastic audience favorite and nonspeaking teen advocate. He pens a letter to young autistics to let them know they’re not alone.

How Filmmaking Helped Me Process The Pandemic And Autistic Masking

Tré Wilson January 2, 2022

Martrese Wilson felt his anxiety go down when the pandemic started. After losing his job, he made this award-winning documentary short called Normalcy.

A Letter to Autistic Teens: Know What You Deserve

Jude Afolake Olubodun (he/him) January 1, 2022

Jude Olubodun pens a powerful letter to autistic teens validating that they deserve respect, boundaries, bodily autonomy, and love in a society that is inherently harmful for those who are different.

How to Deal with Workplace Bullying

David Chin December 18, 2021

David Chin is an autistic elder who has experienced bullying in multiple contexts over the span of decades. His experience taught him how to advocate effectively against workplace bullying.

The Identity Theory of Autism: Values are not opinions to Autistics. We are our values.

Terra Vance December 13, 2021

Autistic and non-autistic people have identities that are constructed differently. Values are not opinions to autistic people. They are central to autistic core identity.