Letters from Our Editors: Welcome to Zoom Autism Magazine, Issue 16! Guest Editor: Gretchen McIntire (Leary) It has been a honor and an amazing learning experience to step into the shoes of Guest Editor for Issue 16 of Zoom Autism Magazine. I knew right away that I wanted the theme to be about trave…

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind,” Virginia Woolf By Patrick Jasper Lee Autism and fiction aren’t commonly mentioned in the same sentence. It took me some time to realize that there seems these days to be f…

As a college student on the spectrum, I have learned that women like me often present themselves differently from our neurotypical peers. You may ask why. I don’t have all the answers, but I’d like to offer my perspective on what it’s like to be a woman diagnosed with autism. My diagnosis has affect…

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the movie you may not want to read this review. By Tom Iland If you have not yet seen the Ben Affleck movie, The Accountant, I suggest you see it or research it in order to better understand the context and the lessons being conveyed in this blog. As a certif…

April 2, 2016 is World Autism Awareness Day – the Art of Autism seeking videos with the theme of #AutismSweets Cakes from around the world celebrating autism will be revealed on Saturday, April 2, 2016 Over 100 cake decorators from around the world have come together to bring autism acceptance and a…

Kids who would usually steer clear from large crowds and/or social interaction are being brought right in the middle of it in a fun and engaging way. By Kendall Rayburn Pokémon Go is a free location-based app developed by Niantic for both iOS and Android devices. It encourages users to explore their…

This post was written by Esoteric Quality, a blind musician and activist. In order to explain how the struggles of a blind man launched the blindness revolution, it is necessary to start from the beginning of my life, so that readers will understand the context and purpose of the song and my music. …

4th in the Happy Sawyer series By Nikki Mann  I suppose I don’t think of Sawyer as autistic any more frequently than I consciously acknowledge that he has blue eyes, or that his 3 year old sister whinges for most of the livelong day. So when I put his school bags on the same cushion of th…

Interview by Jenny BristolIllustration by Rebecca Burgess Maisie Soetantyo, M. Ed., is the founder of the non-profit Autism Career Pathways, an organization located in the San Francisco Bay Area that works with autistic individuals and families to promote autistic-friendly parenting practices and…

Wearable trackers/bracelets are becoming a way of life. They come in all shapes and forms (and costs) and are fairly affordable. However, how does a blind person use one? Also, can a wearable tracker be used by visually impaired people for doing something totally different - like maybe help them nav…

Sundays are special at Autistry. The workshop combines older teenagers, generally juniors or seniors in high school, with some of our college age students (Friday guys). When not studying for their college classes, the older students help the others with their projects and often join in LARP (Live…

Companies seek a competitive edge by hiring talented people, yet many capable workers are overlooked because they have autism. People with autism are unemployed at disproportionate levels. As a result, companies are missing out on employees able to make valuable contributions. And society at large …

Compiled by Maithri Sivaraman, MSc, BCBA and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Compiled byMaithri Sivaraman, MSc, BCBA and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-DAssociation for Science in Autism Treatment “You can’t always control what g…

Makayla having me as her dad is in for a fun journey. By Ron Sandison On March 20, 2016 at 3:13 am my beautiful daughter Makayla Marie arrived. Eight days late and weighing 8.5 pounds. After performing the C section the surgeon asked me, “How does it feel to be a dad at 3:13 am?” I smiled and havin…