by Love and Autism Community | Jul 12, 2019 | Love & Autism, Stories of Love & Autism
This article was originally posted on Everyday Aspie by Samantha Craft. ONE Some of us on the autism spectrum embrace the word “autistic” and prefer the use of autistic over phrases such as “with autism” or “with Aspergers.” Autistic isn’t a bad word. How one refers...
by Love and Autism Community | Jun 14, 2019 | Love & Autism
Guest post by Kyler Shumway, MA. Co-host of You Belong, Love & Autism for teens! Unfurl a large blank scroll in your mind and stretch it across the table. This is your timeline, the story of your life. To your left, we see your birth. To the right, we see you, at...
by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto | Dec 7, 2018 | Love & Autism
Leadership is a personal and vulnerable experienceIt took me exactly a week to find the courage to review the stack of Love & Autism conference forms. I knew it would be emotional, even gut-wrenching at times.For me, reading conference reviews is about as personal...
by Love and Autism Community | Sep 3, 2018 | Love & Autism, Stories of Love & Autism
This guest blog post was submitted to Love & Autism by Samantha Craft (aka Marcelle Ciampi), a speaker at the 2018 conference. Sean, a member of the selection committee for the ANCA World Autism Festival, wrote: “ … I am a brilliant logical thinker. I...
by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto | Aug 20, 2018 | Love & Autism
We’ve had a year of activism, my children and I. Gracie and Oliver joined our fellow humanitarians at the Women’s March, as women’s rights are human rights. We sadly found ourselves among children who fear for their lives while attending school when we participated in...
by Love and Autism Community | Aug 13, 2018 | Love & Autism, Stories of Love & Autism
This guest blog post was submitted to Love & Autism by author Sally J. Pla. When I tell friends I was recently diagnosed with autism, some of them scoff and call it nonsense. They say I function fine — that I smile, laugh, and socialize. I’m a mother who is active...