I Feel In Neon
People used to tell me to calm down, like it’s a choice. For me, it was a dimmer switch I didn’t have. I wasn’t dramatic. I was fluorescent. And fluorescent things don’t dim on command.
“Profound Autism” Isn’t Going to Help the World Love A- the Way He Loves Himself
What I want more than anything is a word or a term that will make other people love A- as much as we do, and as much as he does himself.
Why Autistic People Need Understanding Beyond “Behaviors”
I don’t have a behavior problem. I have a gap in my adaptive ability. I don’t need habilitation training; I need someone to help me out.
Empathy Tests For Autistic People: What Are We Measuring?
What do people mean when they repeat the myth that “Autistic people lack empathy?” Which sort of empathy? What evidence is there?
Autistic But Misdiagnosed Until Adulthood: Talking With Author Laura Richmond
In which we talk with comedy writer Laura Richmond about her adult autism diagnosis, and also the parts of her life that were—and are not—funny.
Black Spectrum Scholar on Ethics In Online Autism Diagnoses
Why did Black Spectrum Scholar have their advocacy and motives challenged, after they asked whether an autism diagnosis business was behaving unethically in coaching people on how to take an online autism screening test?
Neurodiversity Needs Neuroinclusive Leadership
“Nothing about us without us” shouldn’t be read as exclusion. After all, every community needs allies. Instead, it should be understood as a call for more accurate, grounded, and accountable leadership.
AuDHD Isn’t Just Autism Plus ADHD: The Tie Dye Model
Autistic and ADHD traits combine to create AuDHD just like red and blue overlap, intersect, and interact in a tie-dye t-shirt to make unique color combinations.
INSAR 2026: The State of Autism Research, Prague Version
We have been covering INSAR, the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, for fifteen years. It is fascinating how the autism research landscape both has and has not evolved during that stretch.
Your Kid Belongs Here: Talking With Autistic Parent and Author Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Pryal’s book Your Kid Belongs Here pushes hard for putting your neurodivergent kids first when other people try to impose unfair neurotypical expectations on them.