Ask Sarah: Interacting with non-verbal people with autism
Hello Sarah,I work with individuals with disabilities to be independent in any way they are wanting to be, and I have a lot of students who are on the autism spectrum. They are each so unique and I...
View ArticleAsk Sarah: Correcting behavior
How do I convince my autistic son that I do not hate him when I correct him? He automatically says that whenever I tell him something he does not want to hear.–HeidiFrom SarahHe probably gets tired of...
View ArticleAsperger’s, Olympians, and astrophysics
Recently someone asked me what it’s like having lived 51 years not knowing I had a form of autism. My answer was not what he expected, but that’s not all that unusual with me.Essentially, I got very...
View ArticleBedroom visits
Places old bring me peace, Autism can rest in their presence. Places free from voices battling Places free from faces dancing Places free from painful people. Places with patterns that fold but never...
View ArticleDiagnosed with Asperger's at 50
“Imagine spending half a century wondering why you couldn’t make friends or keep them. Wondering why you never felt at ease in company, why after a day in a busy work environment people chose – chose...
View ArticleVideo: Learing to love on the autism spectrum
Gerard Groves, an 18 years-old from the UK on the autism spectrum, has created a funny warm insightful film about finding love. Getting a Valentine’s date can be hard for any of us but how much harder...
View ArticleFinding my diagnosis; finally everything made sense
I'd always found the world a bit confusing. I never understood why people behave the way they do and why I never really seemed to fit in. I'd done well at school, but had found it difficult to relate...
View ArticleThe steak that roared
Laura James is a successful writer, journalist and mother. She’s also autistic. She describes a night out at a restaurant with her husband that should have been a lovely evening for them both. But...
View ArticleAsperger's and working from home
I have just passed my 47th birthday and can finally say I have success in employment. For me, working from my home computer and interacting with people primarily over the telephone has been the long...
View ArticleShort Film: Force of Habit
Tamsin Parker is a 24 year old artist and animator on the autism spectrum, who has Asperger's Syndrome. She graduated from Arts University Bournemouth with a BA in Animation Production in July 2016....
View ArticleMy nickname was retard: Autism and how I survived bullying
“When everyone else has given up on you, it’s hard not to give up on yourself.” Struggling with learning disabilities and battling school bullying - like horrible nicknames such as “retard” - Ben...
View ArticleBeing an parent, and being on the autism spectrum
When I was little, I had many obsessions. One of these was buses. I would spend days riding around on the buses instead of being in school.I seemed to get into trouble frequently and I remember being...
View ArticleI am not Sheldon Cooper
Autistic people are often described as being “not disabled, but different.” As someone with autistic symptoms, I have an idea of what that means. I have trouble sometimes dealing with social...
View ArticleVideo: Living with my autism
Ethan Fineshriber describes his history of being diagnosed on the autism spectrum and he and some friends talk about what's it's like to live everyday with Autism.
View ArticleVideo: My autism at 9 years old
George's journey with autism at 9 years old. This is the video he shared with his fourth grade class to help them understand why he behaves the way he does sometimes (during lunch, group activities,...
View ArticleTheater: The last piece of the puzzle?
William Shakespeare once posed this question for his admirers: “If all the world’s a stage, when are we truly ourselves?” The fact is, theater has allowed me to discover my true self— to NOT just go...
View ArticleI am autistic: this is what the world looks like to me
My name is Saskia Lupin, I am 21, an aspiring actor from Brighton and I am autistic.I’ve come a long way in 21 years. I was non-verbal until I was eight years old. School was a huge struggle of...
View ArticleI have autism, and I'm in college
I knew I wanted to go to college at a medium-sized private institution on the East Coast. I knew I wanted to study political science, I wanted opportunities to make change in my community, and I wanted...
View ArticleWhy autism functioning labels are harmful -- and what to say instead
Commonly, when you hear someone say they know someone who is on the autism spectrum, you immediately hear them continue the topic with one of the following: “Oh, but he’s high-functioning.” “She’s on...
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