Poetry: Beholden
stinkyzen
November 8, 2019
I can’t tell them it’s all right, but I can be with them. I am still strong, and I will never forget the green, and the wind from the high places. —This is when I am—
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Hate, Supremacy, Love, Autism, & What Makes Us Human
patrickmagpie
May 2, 2019
I sometimes forget how many allies, advocates, and friends we have when I have to confront hate on a daily basis. Hate has become an
Poetry: Diagnosis– my letter to the world who did not write to me
Heather Truett
April 27, 2019
I My mother pushed and screamed. I splashed into the wild rumpus already begun, the party of songs and a girl who cannot sing. I
The Ultimate Empathy Gap: Can Neurotypical-Autistic Pairings Truly Work?
Wendy Katz Erwin
April 24, 2019
Love is a deeply personal experience, the joining of two individual worlds into a meaningful partnership, and it can be a magical thing. When two
Why Your Asperger’s-Neurotypical Relationship Is Failing
Terra Vance
April 22, 2019
Why aspie-neurotypical relationships often start out with intensity and passion but fizzle and end in disaster.
Weird Shit Happens When the Lights Go Out: Dating While Autistic
patrickmagpie
April 18, 2019
I went on my first date when I was about twenty. I know. I’m too cute to be such a late bloomer. I’m autistic. I
How to Change the World When You’re Tragically Flawed
Terra Vance
April 11, 2019
If you want to change the world, then bring your red eyes and broken hearts here.
The Fire Set Free: by Autistic Artist Ra Butler
artsaflame
February 22, 2019
Autistic artist Ra Butler shares her sequential art and poetry piece, “Fire Set Free,” telling the story of her relationships through the lens of a fire goddess forgotten to time.
Emotional Overload and Aspie Understanding
aspieaspired
December 13, 2018
The media paints a picture of Aspies that is incorrect. We are thought to be disruptive, burdensome, and downright dangerous. That’s what outsiders want you
Growing up with Selective Mutism
patrickmagpie
December 2, 2018
The drive from Wellington, Florida to Chicago takes nineteen hours for a family of average luck. Two days between the promise of a new adventure