By Jack Pemment Should we even be sharing our voices with voice activated assistants? The thought of using my voice to request certain functions through such assistants as Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant has always struck me as weird and a bit awkward. I am not talking to them, after all, I am acti…

By Nils Skudra This weekend, I had the opportunity to watch Rescued by Ruby, a heartwarming biographical drama about Daniel O’Neil, a Rhode Island State Trooper who adopts Ruby, a hyperactive half-Border Collie, and trains her to be a K9 search and rescue dog. I felt this film was especially compel…

by Christian Berman Whether starting a new school, college, a new job or moving to a new neighborhood, basic mannerism & Appropriate Behavior Is Sometimes A Physical Challenge For People With Autism. First of all, most people think, if you can talk, walk & look almost normal, they will ar…

by Daniel Antonsson During my 45 year old life I have never experienced any conflicts with any other country and this is just a fraction of the time that Sweden has managed to stay away from any armed battle. The last war in which the nation of Sweden participated, as a state, was fought against nei…

By Nils Skudra Recently I had the opportunity to watch The World’s Fastest Indian, a 2005 biographical sports drama starring Anthony Hopkins in the role of Burt Munro, an eccentric speed bike racer from Invercargill, New Zealand, who set multiple land speed records for motorcycles with engines less…

By Robert Schmus In this madcap crazy rat race we call life; I think the world is starting to be aware of what burnout is. However, we autistics experience burnout in a different way. This is simply known as autistic burnout and it is not simple for us. Autistic burnout is the result from chronic st…

by John Testore Medication is a very divisive topic. Implications include religious beliefs, medical ethics, to mention the fact. It is the igniting topic of unhealthy debates between Med-free, New Age Medicine, Spiritual Healing, Traditional Western Medicine s advocates. I obviously support Wester…

By Renee Skudra At a farmer’s market, with nothing much more on my mind than finding some perfect blackberries and figs, an Australian man approached me and asked if I was interested in vintage cars. Pointing in the direction of the parking lot, he began talking about a bright red 1957 Chevr…

By Nils Skudra This past weekend, I had the opportunity to watch Craig Gillespie’s Lars and the Real Girl, a heartwarming romantic comedy/drama about Lars Lindstrom, a socially awkward young man who orders a life-size female doll for companionship and treats it as a real person. The film provides an…

by Christian Berman I remember the smell of my Dad cooking old fashioned quick oats in a pot on the hot stove and making rye toast or Home Pride bread in the toaster with the burning smell, always with “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”, creamy Skippy peanut butter & Pal…

by John Testore Never like these days, we’re experiencing a fast-paced global transition at the hands of Artificial Intelligence. No one and nothing will help us , used to sing the late visionary artist David Bowie in the 70s… how proving him wrong? No business is exempt. AI is showing to overtake …

by Daniel Antonsson When I was a child, I never walked around and thought that I was different. I was just me and people around me never consider that I could have a diagnosis of some kind. I was a calm and proper boy that always tried to be kind to people and behave well in school. I was a little a…

by John Testore I just celebrated my birthday and wish I could sink. I see no purpose in Celebrating birthdays by stereotypes: cake, blowing candles as reminders of age, clinging glasses, and countless dreaded pictures. The bad news is that birthdays are normally social events organized by friends …

by Christian Berman Before I was diagnosed with Autism, this was how I related to my dear maternal Grandpa Jules. I had a few years with him, not even knowing that our time was limited. I was just coming into this big beautiful world full of love & My Grandpa Jules David Cohen had just 6 years…