This World Autism Month, brace yourself for a deluge of people flooding your social media feeds, telling you what to do and what not to do. I’ve grown tired of the…
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This piece about functioning labels is an excerpt from my book, All Across the Spectrum, that you can order here. Autism and functioning labels Functioning labels are used to give more…
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I hope you find the people who hear “I need your help” behind your bogus “I’m good,” the ones who know what lies behind your silence, and the ones who will…
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I wish my brother didn’t have autism For his sixth birthday, Jude wished Charlie didn’t have autism. I shared a video of the moment, and though a majority of comments were…
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Where to find support as an autistic adult? If you have autism, and are looking to connect with other autistic adults, self-help discussion groups can be great. CASY Sparks Relationship Self-Help…
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Autism and finding an online community A few months ago, I told you about some great resources for adults with autism through Casy Sparks. If you haven’t read the blog yet,…
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#ActuallyAutistic Bullying I want to end #ActuallyAutistic bullying. Continually for over five years, one particular group of self-identified autism advocates has been harassing countless people online. If you’ve posted on an…
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What autism diet have you tried? What are some obvious autism signs? These are the questions I get asked the most. For people wondering what early autism signs we saw in…
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#ActuallyAutistic: I’m in the gray area between the neurotypical and autistic communities. I am stuck in the middle. I fight to help neurotypicals realize that no matter how “normal” an autistic…
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In-home Sensory Enrichment Therapy with Mendability The pandemic shook our world last year, and out of precaution, we pulled Charlie out of his ABA program for a few months. We knew…
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Thanks I Vaccinate for sponsoring this post so I can share our story. Should I vaccinate my kids? With this hundred-year pandemic currently in progress, we figured it was a…
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“You don’t look autistic.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this said to me, and Charlie too. I wonder what people expect autistic individuals to look like.…