I am an autistic adult. I write about autism, my autistic experiences, and the history of this neurocognitive condition as a self-advocate to help share education in the hopes of spreading awareness and acceptance.
Autism is highly stigmatized and parents often grieve when their children receive this diagnosis. I am here to tell you that while your feelings are valid, your child is not any less of a person than who you built them up to be in your mind. They are still full of potential, love, and innocence, and their future has yet to be written.
I do not speak for the autistic community; I am just one voice in the autistic community.
Did you know the Autistic community has their own set of social cues? By learning and accepting how Autistic people communicate, you can help everyone feel free to be themselves. Print this out for your classrooms!
This autistic educator, AuTeach, can help you spot the red flags when looking for a neuroaffirmative pediatric therapist or service in this TikTok series.
Interested in diversifying your TikTok “For You” page with autistic content creators? Of course, you can follow me at @just.1.voice but here are some other TikTok content creators I recommend!
If you’re on Facebook, follow these Facebook Pages for continued education from autistic voices directly into your Facebook news feed.
Millennials make up the majority of parents of Generation Z and A children these days and they also are likely to be Facebook users. So if Facebook is your platform of choice, here are some groups I recommend joining as part of my hub of autism resources.
Are you or a loved one looking into getting an autism evaluation? Learn how autism is diagnosed using the latest DSM diagnostic criteria.
Supporting autism means listening to autistic people and learning how to be accepting and inclusive of us. Check out these pro-autism resources!
Learn and practice autism acceptance by providing accessibility in both public and private places for autistic people. How can you do better?
Autistic needs are not special needs, they’re perfectly normal human needs. So why does it feel like “work” to accommodate them?
Stop thinking about the autistic person’s observable behavior and start thinking about their cognition in this presentation by Oswin Latimer.
Hear about the opinions of autistic representation in the media by Schereeya Reed.
Listen to Lauren Melissa Ellzey as she discusses autistic self-regulation strategies such as stimming.