‘I Want to Be Like Poppin’ Joe’ is one story in the Finding My Way Book series about true stories of inclusion by author Jo Mach. For 17 years Jo Mach worked in Early Intervention services as an Occupational Therapist. During that time, she met hundreds of families raising children…

Autistic mom, Megan Amodeo, uses her autistic daughter’s watching, listening and mimicking her as a teaching opportunity. By Megan Amodeo Do you ever feel like someone’s watching you? Like maybe someone is watching and recording everything you say and do? Guess what, if you have a child on the…

  Madison Lessard is an #ActuallyAutistic blogger in college who is documenting her life on the autism spectrum through her own unique lens. Your blog: High-Functioning Madison (There’s a story behind this name!) Your City, Country: Massachusetts, United States Inspiration for Writing a Blog: …

Dax Munro is a Fantasy and Suspense author from England who has written, The Flame Queen, Book One in The Legends of Peradon series. The Hybrid will be the next of three books that will be published in the series. She’s also in the process of writing her first suspense novel. To describe herself, Da…

By Gretchen Leary We often think of bravery and greatness as almost the same. But what if we considered the idea that sometimes bravery can also mean the ability to be humble without shame? We often think of bravery as an action that we do with our body but we don’t always associate it with what we …

By Christa Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel In early February the stores begin to fill with pink, red, and white hearts. Memories of elementary school come flooding in. Suddenly I’m sitting in a small-town classroom, peering down into an empty Valentine box. I’ve never attracted a mate who was into giv…

By Becca Lory Hector, CAS, BCCS Watch Becca’s video about the steps she took to rid herself of negative self-talk by changing what comes across her newsfeed. Here are the written highlights of her living positively autistic talk on input. Negative Self-talk, other people’s criticisms and some…

This Podcast Has Autism was created as a way to showcase individuals diagnosed on the autism spectrum, their successes and talents. Founders, Bran and Marci, want the public to know that autistics have dreams like everyone else. Individuals on the spectrum are just as talented as neurotypicals. Thei…

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…

By Megan Amodeo You have certain likes and dislikes. You might prefer to use a certain brand of toothpaste. You might enjoy eating a particular name brand of cereal for breakfast. But what if you only ate that one brand? What if the manufacturer went out of business? What would you do if you could …

By Christa Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel I found out that I was autistic at the age of twenty-nine. The Psychologist who diagnosed me recommended I read the works of autistic authors and seek out other autistic adults in order to help me to better understand autism and how it related to myself. She …

By Gretchen Leary While I drove around this tiny holiday decked out town today, I reflected on my personal definition of the word brave. According to The Miriam Webster Dictionary, the word brave is defined as: ”Having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty: having o…

Oh, what an amazing year! Autistry growth in 2018 was much like that of a teenager- awkward and exhilarating, fun and a bit frightening, at times plodding and frustrating yet filled with limitless possibilities. We grew in bursts and scrambled to hire staff to work with all the new students. We …

By Megan Amodeo Thirty seconds before the meltdown isn’t a lot of time. Any parent of an autistic child knows what the word meltdown means. For those of you that may not know what I’m talking about, the easiest way to describe a meltdown is a physical and emotional chaotic storm. You may think it’s …