Temple Grandin, Henry Cavendish, Nikola Tesla, Hannah Gadsby, Emily Dickinson, and Chris Packham are all very different people who share some profound commonalities. Chris Packham is a naturalist and photographer, and an... Read more »
Current media portrayals of autism often rely on inaccurate or stereotypical representations that can be deeply harmful to how the world views the autistic community. While television and film representation is increasing,... Read more »
Autistic students often experience significant psychological and systemic barriers in mainstream education that often lead to long-term trauma. These barriers result in disproportionately high rates of school exclusion, chronic absenteeism, and school... Read more »
Imagine walking into a room where everyone else has been given a guidebook you never received. You are expected to follow every rule perfectly. If you fail, you are told it is... Read more »
Autistic adolescents in the United Kingdom experience significantly lower levels of school well-being compared to their non-autistic peers. While schools are central to a young person’s social and emotional development, new research... Read more »
For decades, autistic individuals have been left out of contributing to research that ultimately impacts them. If you are autistic or love someone who is, you may have felt a deep disconnect... Read more »
A massive new critical review has taken a deep dive into over 300 studies to see if we truly understand the phenomenon of autistic camouflaging (or “masking”). The authors found that while... Read more »
Imagine walking into a room where you feel you must perform a script just to be accepted. For many, this is a social inconvenience. For Black Autistic girls in UK schools, it... Read more »
For many autistic individuals, injustice is not merely an intellectual disagreement. It is a visceral, physiological threat response. Current neurodivergent research identifies “justice sensitivity” as a core component of the autistic experience.... Read more »
A common criticism that plagues many autistic people is when others accuse them of being rude when they do not intend to be. This seeming “rudeness” can be attributed to natural autistic... Read more »