By Jocelyn Eastman I am pleased to finally publish the second installment of our #AutismSweets series. I know it is not quite Netflix, but I certainly enjoyed being able to hear some of the different points of view and some of the surprising things that came in during this part. The fun thing about…

“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…

Last week Jocelyn Eastman, Board member for the Art of Autism posted on The Art of Autism Facebook page about Iconspeak, an innovative company that is making a difference in world travel. Jocelyn was astute in her observation that this company can make a big difference for the autistic community as…

By Claudia Casser These tips are from five years’ personal experience as an Associate in a big Wall Street law firm, thirteen years as one of four hundred attorneys in one of the biggest corporations in the world, and five years as one of fewer than ten attorneys in the headquarters of a mid-size (a…

What’s most important is that you begin a dialog of understanding and acceptance of your child’s differences early. If you don’t lay the foundation for your child’s positive awareness of his or her differences, you leave room for others to fill the gap with undesirable and potentially damaging imag…

Y Films which is an Indian film company that makes short films and puts them on youtube came out this year with a series of six films dedicated to love – called Love Shots. Today they released the 6th film about two sisters. One of the sisters is getting ready for a date while her autistic sis…

Update 4/13/2016 I’m collecting favorite quotes about autism from some of my favorite people. Please share your own in the comments and if I like it, I may add it to the list. 1. “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen Shor…

The average interview will force an AS person to simultaneously study themselves and the interviewer(s), deal with typical interview stress (and special anxiety from being in a new area and around a new person who is judging them), and think of good answers to hard questions. All this mental and emo…

“Joey Travolta approached me giving me full employment to work with him, and in that moment I became very happy to become one of the first students from Inclusion Films being hired to the program,” Paul Gomez Jr., Inclusion Films By Paul B. Gomez, Jr. with Keri Bowers While editing Normal People S…

My hope is that this blog serves as a cautionary tale to other young helping professionals that come in to the autism field. I hope that others may avoid some of these early career inadequacies because they affect real people. By Jenny Palmiotto Everyone has had those moments where they look back …

By Jocelyn Eastman After seeing all of these delicious cakes (Inspired by the SugarArt4Autism Project) and hearing how many different collaborations took place for the cakes to be made, I thought to myself, ‘What could we learn from the cake artist experience? The cakes are beautiful, but how are pe…

Jeremy Sicile-Kira is having his first solo exhibit from April 11 -23 at Space4Art Gallery in San Diego. By Debra Muzikar I had a chance to submit some questions to Jeremy Sicile-Kira, 27, who is having his first solo exhibit in San Diego this week. Jeremy has been painting for the last 3 years. For…

By Debra Muzikar Happy Autism Acceptance Month. Yesterday, World Autism Awareness Day, cake decorators from 21 countries revealed cakes that were inspired by autistic themes. They came together using their talent to shatter misconceptions and bring awareness to Autism. Some of the cakes were inspire…

By Debra Muzikar When Kevin was three years old he was part of an early intervention program funded by Santa Barbara County Education Office. The preschool program was part of an inclusive school called Discoveries Preschool in Santa Barbara. At 7:10 AM for three years a short yellow bus rounded our…