Uncommon Sense: An Autistic Journey, a memoir by autistic advocate Adam Mardero, is a memoir about Mardero’s life and journey from trying to mask and reject his diagnosis to learning to live authentically with true self-acceptance.
A frustrating myth that persists about autism is the notion that those who cannot verbalize their thoughts have none. Simply stating it in this article is enough to make most people cock a skeptical eyebrow, Yet the idea hounds autistic folks, fueling ignorant assumptions about functioning and intellect.
Sam Stein interviews Rees Finlay about his upcoming graphic novella in which he outlines the process of coming to terms with his autism diagnosis. Hilarious, relatable, real.
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