"All Americans have a responsibility to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.” Source: The Autism Site

By Gretchen McIntirePhoto of Gretchen by GhoZt Studioz Photography This month has been transformative through the eyes of “grace”. While finances have been hard, it seems the universe keeps paving a way for things to still happen that need to which is like witnessing one mini miracle after anothe…

There is even a child-sized mask with each copy. Source: The Autism Site

The average life expectancy is 70 years, but for people with ASD, it's only 54.Source: The Autism Site

By Tiffany Hammond, M.A. “You have so much patience.”  This is told to me often and I find it to be both a compliment…and an insult. Sometimes at the same time. Complimentary when directed towards my demeanor when working long hours with my boys, acting as their therapist, teacher, …

By Adriana White I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 34, after a lifetime of misunderstandings. When I was growing up in the 1980s and 90s, autism was diagnosed almost exclusively in nonspeaking boys. It was a lot harder to get a diagnosis as an autistic girl – especially if you could…

By Megan Amodeo If you’ve ever been around someone on the autism spectrum, you probably noticed that we tend to be extremely blunt. We don’t try to beat around the bush when it comes to telling the hard truth. If you don’t want the honest answer, don’t ask an autistic. Sometimes, autistic p…

The rental home offers an indoor swing, weighted blanket, noise machine, headphones, fidget toys, and more.Source: The Autism Site

Illustration by Rebecca Burgess Emma Dalmayne heads up the not-for-profit organization Autistic Inclusive Meets where she uses her experience raising her five autistic kids and her own knowledge of being autistic to create a community where autistic people feel supported. There, she promotes the …

Autistic Employment By Christa Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel One in 59 kids is born autistic, and more than 3.5 million people in America alone are estimated to be autistic (source: Autism Society). These numbers have been on the rise in recent years, mostly thanks to growing awareness and imp…

Autistic Pride By Megan Amodeo Why should we, the autistic community, try to sensor everything we say to make sure it is more palatable for those around us? Should I try to fit into a societal image that has been forced upon me? I think about these topics more than I am willing to admit. &#…

“Ethan is my hero. If he hadn't been born I would still be living a life of denial.”Source: The Autism Site

Following up on a phone call about a suspicious person, a policeman determined Reginald "Neli" Latson was unarmed. But when he wouldn't give the policeman his name, the cop reacted physically and told him he was going to arrest him. Source: The Autism Site

We were thrilled to feature Chris Bonnello of Autistic Not Weird after the release of his YA SciFi  novel, Underdogs. It’s a dystopian future story featuring autistic, dyslexic and other neurodiverse heroes. Since our interview, Underdogs has been such a success Chris’ publisher asked for a second n…