THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Autism news and resources: from autistic people, professionals, and parents
We are starting to recognize that autism can sometimes be more subtle, as more and more people are starting to get diagnosed later in adolescence or adulthood. Many people who find out about their autism in adulthood wish they had known sooner. Here are seven subtle signs that your child might be autistic.
Mindfulness means you are fully aware and in the present moment. You’re not thinking about the past or trying to predict the future—you are just experiencing the moment for what it is, using your senses.
Spectrum House is an autism-friendly family vacation home that includes sensory, space, and safety accommodation features, and is located on New York’s beloved Fire Island.
When we trust progressive media outlets as both intellectually rigorous and socially just, their ableism goes unchecked—and so can be far more dangerous than that of their unapologetically prejudiced counterparts.
Autism Warrior Parents are those who, for whatever reason, refuse to accept their autistic child’s actual reality and needs, and instead put their energies into absolute change or control of that child.
We talked with autistic people and parents from different backgrounds about ways to make homes and other environments feel safe, so autistics can have spaces to decompress and be themselves.
TPGA editors Carol Greenburg and Shannon Rosa are on the latest episode of Barry Prizant’s and Dave Finch’s Uniquely Human podcast. We discuss our own personal histories, our furious rejection of autism misinformation, and how journalists and outlets can do better by autistic people.
At the end of the day, a sensory friendly home life means forget social conventions. Make your home work for you.
How should educators approach autism, and how can understanding autistic identities help educators better support autistic and non-autistic students?
Senior editor Shannon Rosa talks with autistic podcaster Shawn Sullivan of Unheard Voices about what we do here at TPGA: Our passion for debunking autism misinformation, boosting neurodiversity advocacy, and fighting for disability rights. Shawn was a gracious host, and Shannon had a lot of opinions—all of which are correct.