About four years ago in Groningen, a city in the north of the Netherlands, a teenager with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder began acting out at school. The boy’s family appealed to the local government to get him a psychological assessment. But the officials told the family that r…

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The main challenge I faced as parent of an adult on the spectrum faces was how to direct Colin’s remarkable talents and passions into a fulfilled, meaningful and impactful life. By Donald Cohen My son, Colin, blows me away every day. He is 28 years old and was diagnosed with Asperger’s at a young …

By Mahlia Amatina Every city is different from a neurodiverse point of view. And this can vary day-by-day, mood by mood, street by street. In this blog post, I’ll run over my observations on how I’m finding New York as a city to live in. From a sensory perspective, NYC, surprise surprise, is a very …

The boy's mother hid a camera in a pile of laundry when she began to suspect her friend was mistreating her nonverbal 8-year-old son.Source: The Autism Site

An interview with Karla Akins, Author of A Pair of Miracles: A Story of Autism, Faith, and Determined Parenting By Ron Sandison 1. What were the first signs your twin boys had autism? The twins cried and screamed constantly. They bit one another mercilessly from the time they could crawl. They were…

“At the end of the day this film is not about autism; it’s about love. Being more caring to the person next to you; being compassionate. This is a movie about love through a different lens; through the eyes of autism.” Carolina Groppa By Debra Muzikar (This is an excerpt from an i…

Transportation is one of the main obstacles that those with disabilities face. Though public transport tries to be accommodating, there are still several obstacles that the disabled have to navigate in order to get to a specific location -- walking from train or bus stops, shelling out money for cab…

Face it. You're going to experience stress. It's just a part of life. And while there's nothing you can do to avoid stress entirely, there's a lot you can do to change your experience of it.  There are two kinds of stress. Stress that pushes you, helps you grow, and possibly even energizes you, and …

This review is part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day to promote diversity in children’s literature. How does an autistic child deal with grief and loss? And, how can a neurodiverse mind help others heal from an unspeakable tragedy? These are the questions, Kathryn Erksine asked herself when writ…

New show for the ABC Network Casting Call Laura Rosenthal Casting is seeking talent to portray a neurodiverse character or character on the autism spectrum for a TV show Men and Women, 18 – 25, any ethnicity. Time Commitment 3/11 – 4/1 and may be needed for a longer time period. Will nee…

By Debra Muzikar We were honored that people came from miles away for yesterday’s screening of the new film Normal People Scare Me Too a film about autism at Plaza Cinema 14 in Oxnard, California. As people came into the theater, Susan Sheller captured the mood with a Bob Dylan song. She spot…

A Christmas Tale about the gift of music by Lori Jagow From my small apartment, the tune of “Good King Wenceslas” blared from my son’s shiny brass trumpet. My eight year old son, Jimmy, practiced for his first Christmas concert in the school orchestra. Jimmy is autistic and his music teacher recomme…

By Morgan GiosaNow It was a Monday night after 10 PM, and I was waiting in the corner of the Hungry Tiger, a small Connecticut bar which hosts my favorite open jam blues night. I was awkwardly tuning up my guitar and listening to the house band – a trio of musical virtuosos – tearing through incredi…