by Love and Autism Community | May 10, 2019 | Stories of Love & Autism
This blog post was written and submitted to Love & Autism by Sally J Pla. My oldest son was born on Valentine’s Day. The first time I held him, and felt that fuzzy warm head nestling snugly under my chin, motherlove—beautiful, life-changing motherlove—bloomed and...
by Love and Autism Community | Apr 26, 2019 | Stories of Love & Autism
This story was submitted to Love & Autism by #actuallyautistic writer and musician David Keosababian. His contact information will be at the bottom of the post. I was diagnosed at the age of 20. Before then I only knew a few things: school was an inhumane form of...
by Love and Autism Community | Apr 12, 2019 | Stories of Love & Autism
This post was submitted to Love & Autism by acclaimed autistic author Sally J. Pla An #actuallyautistic Story When I was eight or nine, I saw a production of The Nutcracker on television, and fell in love with the idea of ballet. I pirouetted around the house...
by Love and Autism Community | Nov 12, 2018 | Stories of Love & Autism
This was submitted to us by Sonia Rivera, a parent of two children diagnosed with autism. To submit your story of Love & Autism, go here. David was in third grade when he said to me, “Something must be wrong with me. It must be. Mom, every time when I think I...
by Love and Autism Community | Oct 26, 2018 | Stories of Love & Autism
This was originally posted on the ARTC San Diego website. You can read the original here. Reblogged with permission from the author Tracy Sekhon. I attended the Love & Autism conference last weekend in San Diego. It was my first time. I wasn’t sure what to...
by Love and Autism Community | Sep 10, 2018 | Stories of Love & Autism
This guest blog post was submitted to Love & Autism by Alfonso J. Camacho. A lot is said about love and autism, always by the experts. I have no degree and no Ph.D., my only credential is being a person with autism. I am a person who experiences life from a...