I might be Autistic: Exploring and accepting my autism
By Monetta Wilson Trigger warning: mental health, depression, suicidal thoughts I was sitting in the front seat of my then-boyfriend’s car when he looked over at me and said, “Sometimes…
5 Ways To Simplify Mealtime With Kids With ADHD
By Katie Pierce For kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD, mealtime can be troublesome. After identifying and evaluating kids with disabilities, you likely need to simplify their meals,…
5 Common Learning Disabilities
Students are often told that hard work is the path to success. Individuals who have learning disabilities may have to work even harder than their peers to be successful. The…
Airplanes and the Autistic
By Tejas Rao Sankar At the airport, I am in otherwise a happy place. I am traveling to a beautiful country I have never visited before. The aerobridge into the…
Double Rainbows – Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Neurodiversity
By Dana Vilker Around the world, the LGBTQA+ community is starting to recognize the place of neurodivergent members in the community and the need for our inclusion. At first glance,…
Helping To Bridge The Gap Between Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Communication Needs
By Adam Lodestone As an Autistic (Neurodivergent, or ND) adult, I often hear Neurotypical (NT) people say that I am being rude if I interrupt them when they are speaking…
Book Review: Lulu is a Rhinoceros
By Terra Vance Lulu Is a Rhinoceros Matthew Rushin asked his mom to send my daughter Lulu is a Rhinoceros, a children’s book by record executive and justice reform activist,…
Weird Pride Day: Changing the narrative
By David Gray-Hammond People have found me weird my entire life. I am autistic. I am a recovering drug addict. I have experienced psychosis. I am asexual. All of these…
Four Words: You Need to Change
By John Adriance It was from my first grade teacher that I first heard the phrase, “You need to change.” I had finally been invited one day to play freeze…
Very Grand Emotions: An Epiphany About How Autistics and Neurotypicals Experience Emotions Differently, thanks to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Terra Vance Characterizations of Autistic people often reflect a profile of a stoic, unfeeling, emotionless automaton. Many times, the only emotion ascribed to autistics, especially by the lay writers…