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Otters and horned sea mammals gathered around a laptop at a table in an office.

Contributors

May 14, 2020 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

A full list of the contributors to Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, with short biographies.

Black-and-white photo of a marching tuba player seems from behind, as pedestrians walk by.

Passing: How to Play Normal

August 10, 2012 • By R. Larkin Taylor-Parker

I started playing tuba at twelve, but passing for non-autistic is my longest running show. It takes more practice to fake facial expressions than make a forty-pound horn play sixteenth notes.

Sensory Seekers and Sensory Avoiders

October 15, 2010 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Hartley Steiner www.hartleysboys.com For the purpose of this post, I am going to list sensory seeking and sensory avoidant behaviors, to paint a more accurate picture of what sensory-based behaviors look like. You can consider these ‘symptoms’ or a ‘checklist’ but my real goal in posting them is to help parents and caregivers recognize the

TPGA’s All Ages Holiday Book Guide

December 14, 2012 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Do you love to give and receive books? We love to give and receive books. So for you and for us, here’s a short selection of recommended books by, for, about, and enjoyed by autistic people and their families. If you have additional suggestions for books that you, your child, or your clients enjoy, please

Self portrait of Steve Silberman, drawn on an iPad using the Zen Brush app.

Remembering Steve Silberman: TPGA Editor Shannon Rosa on the Noncompliant Podcast

December 4, 2024 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Steve Silberman pivoted the public conversation away from the objectification of autistics and towards centering autistic voices, plus he was just a mensch. Anne Borden King and Shannon Rosa discuss his neurodiversity legacy.

Screenshot of Shannon Rosa and Shawn Sullivan, two white people wearing glasses, in a split-screen video chat. A caption at the bottom of the screen reads, "However, how do you approach organizations that you do or don't recommend?"

Unheard Voices’s Shawn Sullivan Talks Autism Advocacy With TPGA

February 4, 2024 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

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.