By Lyric Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel Since finding out I’m Autistic at the age of 29, my life has been in a constant state of change. Many of the changes have been good. Some of the changes have been bad. I’ve changed how I see myself, changed my way of life, changed my career, moved into an…

#ActuallyAutistic Self-Care Journey By Gretchen McIntire I often reflect on how much more I need to grow and forget to look back at how far I’ve come. Do you ever do that? This month has been about looking back and sitting with how far I’ve come. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve been brave this mo…

Autistic Self-Defined Living By Becca Lory Hector As a group, autistics have learned not to prioritize our personal joy, and that stinks. We are constantly being told that what gives us joy is ‘weird’, ‘bad’, and even ‘wrong’. I am here to tell you that not only is that A GIANT LIE, but it’s a…

What? College classes start this week. This summer just sped by! We were all so happy to be at least partially out of COVID confinement that we crammed as much fun and adventure as we could into this summer. We surfed, kayaked, went whitewater rafting, enjoyed playing in the parks and hiking through…

By Gretchen McIntire Each month, I sit down for a bit to reflect on the rollercoaster that is my life to speak to you as though you are a dear friend. It feels much like women must have felt when they wrote long letters to one another at a fancy desk long ago. For those of you who read my column …

By Lyric Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel I learned I was Autistic at the age of 29, after almost thirty years of struggling in life and not knowing why I struggled with things that people around me often took for granted. When you have a hard time with the easy things, it’s difficult to ap…

Books for Kids By Autistic Authors By Adriana White As a school librarian, I work hard to create a diverse collection of middle grade and young adult books. Being autistic, I also try to include books by autistic authors, whenever possible. And beyond the library walls, I speak at conferences …

Interview with Chad Chenail, Producer and Staff Writer, America’s Test Kitchen Kids Kids are as deeply engaged as their parents in listening to podcasts, so it’s important that the content created for them is inclusive and diverse, so every listener can find themselves in the stories. Chad…

My 5 Self-Care Summer Practices There have been countless afternoons that I’ve spent shivering in my living room while doing school work and client work with my AC blasting at 60 looking out at the warm sun wondering why I feel so disconnected. Why the world feels more empty and cold. So, I’m mak…

By Lyric Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel There is a phrase I’ve seen used on multiple occasions in online Autism circles and spaces – “I am my child’s voice.” Often, mainly when we are younger, our parents do speak on our behalf, making sure our needs are met with the exp…