I’m Not Autistic in the Woods

image of women hiking in the woods

  There is some division in the autistic community about whether autism is a disability or just a different ability. In my opinion, it is both. I first noticed that my autism did not feel like a disability when I started hiking on weekends. When I am alone in the woods, I don’t feel autistic, … Read more

You Are Not Your Child’s Voice

screencap of a twitter post of a mother saying she is her son's voice

Recently on Twitter we have been having some very good conversations in the #HighFunctioningMeans, #LowFunctioningMeans, and #FunctioningLabelsMean hashtags. It was a wonderful opportunity for the public to get an inside look at many ideas, perspectives and experiences they never really fully understood before. In the #LowFunctioningMeans hashtag, a mother was tweeting what low functioning means … Read more