The Art of Autism is taking nominations for your favorite informative blogs in a number of categories. Here are our nominations so far for favorite blog – autistic male perspective. To vote click on who you want to vote for and hit the vote button at the bottom. Voting ends March 15, 2017. We …

Interview with Julia Bascom by Haley Moss Photograph by Conner Cummings Our Guest Editor, Haley Moss, interviews Julia Bascom, the Executive Director for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). They are a national disability rights organization run by and for autistic adults. Julia and ASAN are f…

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…

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…

The Pasitos program in Tijuana serves autistic children. The Art of Autism is highlighting some of the students who participated in the Finding Your Inner MozArt art contest sponsored by the Art of Autism and Mainly Mozart, a San Diego based nonprofit who connects music lovers to the genius of Mozar…

Maybe Eleanor would have loved to join the book club? I think about the many, many times that Eleanor has had similar things happen to her. It must shut down her self-esteem and hope, and crash her dreams of what she might want to do later in life—crashing her hope of maybe succeeding to be a doctor…

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 …

Dance to the beat of your own drum, because when you dance to your own rhythm, life taps its toes to your beat.” Kandregula Chandhu Sai Raja By Helen Wallace-IlesToday I’m shining a light on a truly inspirational club, aptly named ‘Inspiration Drum Line’. It’s a drumming group for children …

Nobody likes picking up poop, but for some people with disabilities, this activity can be difficult or impossible. With Beetl Robotic’s Poop-Scooper prototype, this challenge may soon be a thing of the past. The robot slowly drives around your yard (think Roomba) while uploading images of t…

Bella, a 9 year old from Zionsville, Indiana, has Cerebral Palsy. The right side of her body is weak, and she wears a brace on her right leg. These physical challenges affect her ability to ride traditional bicycles generally available to everyone in the market. But just like any other 9 year old, s…

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…

Fragile X syndrome, tuberous sclerosis (TSC) and Williams syndrome are rare conditions with clear genetic causes: Each springs from a mutation in a single gene — and with unusual frequency seems to simultaneously produce a more common condition: autism1. But is the ‘autism’ in a child with Williams …

This week I attended The Disney Effect: Communicating with Autistic Children through Animation, an event hosted by the Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. Expecting the usual “parent of an autistic” author talk and autism expert lecture, I was totally unprepared for the emotional impact of Ron S…

The excessive volume of commercials has struck everyone who’s watched television.  You’re watching a show at a comfortable volume, and there’s a commercial break, and suddenly you are blasted out of your seat.  If you had the volume on 5 it feels like it just went up to 100, all by itself.…