Autism Stories

"We're so busy talking, we're not taking the time to listen to one another. Instead of me just saying here's what I believe, because that's only one out of how many millions autistic people out there,...

6 Jul 202323min

"The polyvagal theory teaches that safety is the treatment. From that foundation, we're looking to create micro moments of finding what does that safety mean again. It might be the sound of the breeze...

3 Jul 202341min

"For the autistic people that I've known, a lot of people, including myself, get good jobs, but you have trouble keeping those jobs. And lots of times, you feel like you're banging your head against a...

26 Jun 202314min

"After I made that realization, I can make mistakes, I can go to a meeting and stutter a little bit, I can have difficulties with different sensory issues and actually get accommodations for that inst...

22 Jun 202321min

"I must emphasize how soul-crushing it is to have people treat you like you are a lesser human. Please do your part in making the world a more accepting and respectful place. Proactively unlearn ablei...

19 Jun 202311min

"If I can't figure out how to cut something correctly like the recipe says, I give up and I'm done for like 48 hours and I don't eat, and that's not healthy. I think the path of least resistance is op...

15 Jun 202319min

Now when I work with a lot of semi-speaking, autistic young people, I demonstrate that I am very open about my diagnosis and I share the fact that I'm semi-speaking. It has worked absolute wonders wit...

12 Jun 202317min

"With the adult autistic community in India and internationally, I realized that there was a huge gap of understanding of autism between parents and actually autistic people. I wanted to bridge this g...

8 Jun 202325min