By Nils Skudra This week I had the opportunity to watch “I Can”, a faith-based film based on the true story of Katelyn Pavey, a young girl born with only one fully formed arm who pursues her passion for softball in the face of adversity, with the encouragement of her parents. As a disabi…

by Daniel Antonsson When I was growing up, I never thought much about eating in a specific way. I ate the food that I liked and my mum was a good chef, so I was fed well. In school, I liked most of the food that we received and I always looked forward to going to the dining room. I moved around quit…

by Christian Berman I’m going through this right now, so it’s painfully fresh in my head. I happen to be out of the house early 3 weeks ago, which is rare for me. It was because I had an early doctors appointment. One I was procrastinating on because of the elevator. I had to go on to get there, bu…

by John Testore I’m a British married man on ASD/ADHD living in Asia with my Asian wife. I constantly need to keep my mind busy. I can’t bear hot-humid air forcing me to stay indoors during the Monsoon Asian Summer well in the 40C aggravated by 90% humidity. The air-conditioner screams for mercy 24…

by Daniel Antonsson We are all different with our own history when it comes to social life and friendship, no matter if we have Autism or not. When I take a look at my life and the people around me as well as my character as a person, I can see a pattern throughout my life, let me come back to this …

by Daniel Antonsson How do we view life when almost everything around us is taken away? I have had a very good time over the years walking around on this earth, but at this moment life is very heavy to bear. My chronic fatigue syndrome has become much worse and right now I almost do not have energy …

By Elizabeth Butler “Things affect women differently than men, and women get left out.” – Jane Fonda Yes, girls are Autistic, we may not show it in the ways you presume, however. For many years, males were the ones scientists focused their attention on when it came to diseases and conditions. …

By Kadin McElwain Autism is a very complex disorder. It can make people extremely talented in certain areas, but it can also be something that hinders their social skills a bit. These ten people have broken down barriers for people with Autism and continue to inspire a generation of people. Whether …

by Temi An I sometimes find myself saddened into silence. Under the weight of grief, the brain signals that are supposed to tell my vocal chords to move don’t make it to their destination. The inertia doesn’t just stop at my throat. My diaphragm heavies up like a two-tonne brick. My lung…

by Daniel Antonsson When it comes to women’s history, it took a long time until women started to get a place and a little more attention, the bigger part of the research that was done before the year 0f 1950, did not take in consideration the role that women had played over the years. Women we…

By Nils Skudra In studying the lives of Autistic prodigies, I recently learned about Stephen Wiltshire, a British artist of West Indian descent who has earned international renown for his detailed cityscape sketches, drawn entirely from photographic memory. These drawings have become immensely popul…

By Dr. Dan L. Edmunds I encountered a fellow lad who is Autistic. He told me he struggled with fitting in and sometimes prayed to be ‘normal’. He felt many judged him as weird or eccentric. He at times felt lonely and isolated. He was often lacking in confidence. We first began in our di…

By Connor Long-Johnson I have recently discovered the joys of the hit Netflix show Love of the Spectrum. Being Autistic and having met my first girlfriend at the age of 25, I am always eager to discover how others with Autism Spectrum Disorder navigate the complicated world of dating and relationshi…

by Daniel Antonsson When it comes to looking back on the history of black people, it is important to give a nuanced picture of all that has happened up to today. You have of course the Civil Rights Act, slavery, Martin Luther King and Obama being elected to be the President of the United States of A…