Jenny Bristol is a married, work-at-home mother of two teenagers, a girl and a boy, whom she homeschools, and one is also going to college. She was only diagnosed as autistic at age 45, and it’s like her whole life finally became clear. “Everything finally made sense. I’ve been spending …

By Hannah Croston The autism spectrum is wide and no two people with autism are alike. I always fear when someone asks me what autism is like, I’m going to create a certain “guideline” as to what it’s like to be autistic. Our challenges vary. So please don’t forget, I can only tell you about w…

Dorothée Chabas is a French-American neurologist who lives in a lemon-yellow house in Haight & Ashbury, San Francisco. She practiced medicine in Paris and at UC San Francisco for many years, taking care of adults and children with multiple sclerosis. Over the past 9 years, she self-trained and d…

Margaux is an #ActuallyAutistic blogger who lives near Vancouver, Canada. She loves art, crafts, cats, tea, traveling, and watching a few of her favorite reality TV shows. She blogs about her life as one of the ways she advocates for herself and the autistic community. Your blog: Navigating Life: My…

Autistry Studios builds independent adults. Becoming independent is not a passive process. It takes courage and an inner fortitude to challenge oneself to learn a new skill, break an old habit, or create a dream.   Autistry is a therapeutic/educational Maker Space celebrating its 10th year prov…

Led Bradshaw was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and works as a graphic artist, illustrator and technical writer. With the help of his young autistic son, Jacob, he created “Jetpulse Comics” an exciting comic book series with positive, encouraging story arcs featuring a diverse cast of charact…

By Jackie Edwards Most kids, regardless of whether they are in preschool, elementary, middle or high school, love helping in the kitchen. Not only is cooking a valuable life skill to acquire, but it also teaches a sense of independence and provides children with some control over their diets. While …

By Megan Amodeo “Be true to yourself! Be who you are! Be fabulous!” So often we here mantras like “Be yourself,” “Let Your freak flag fly,” and “Be true to you.” I have always liked these sayings, but I couldn’t always embrace their true meaning. It’s so simple to recite these sayings. I often tel…

We are in the midst of an autism revolution. It’s exciting to see what’s happening and who’s leading it.  What we know about autism has evolved thanks to the growing numbers of autistic individuals who are finding their voices, telling the world about their firsthand experiences, and speaking out ab…

 Do you know what we like about actor Kathy Kinney? She speaks out about empowerment… For women For people on the autism spectrum And as Mrs. P… She’s a literacy champion who inspires kids to have a love of reading through storytelling and creative writing. It’s that time of year for Mrs P’s ann…

By Jackie Edwards A garden is generally extremely cathartic and relaxing for children, making it the perfect addition to any school or home catering to children on the spectrum.  While it has been found that children on the spectrum gravitate towards games that stimulate their senses, the same benef…

Megan shares why she dreads all of the parent meetings at the beginning of a school year. By Megan Amodeo Every new school year I stress over back-to-school night. It has everything to do with adult socialization. As soon as August rolls around, I start fretting about parental events that always coi…

By Jackie Edwards “The movement to reconnect children to the natural world has arisen quickly, spontaneously, and across the usual social, political, and economic dividing lines.”  – Richard Louv Children benefit from natural environments, with a growing number of studies indicating that outdo…

We are well into the new school semester and I still haven’t done a summer wrap-up newsletter. Let’s fix that! In June we launched our first Autistry Comprehensive Adult Program (ACAP) Summer Session. It was five days a week of exercise, vocational training, college prep, and fun. The pr…