neurodivergent Archives — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

Cover of the book Flap Your Hands, by Steve Asbell

An Autistic Author Recommends Autistic Kidlit

March 18, 2025 • By Meg Eden Kuyatt

Let’s talk about some great kidlit books with autistic representation. There are so many more that could be included—but these are some of my favorites.

Square graphic with a black background. On the right side is a red squiggle. On the left is white text reading, "Being mindful 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. Elliot Gavin Keenan" Underneath the white text is red text reading, "tinyurl.com/ThinkingAutismMindfulness"

Mindfulness Exercises for Neurodivergent People

August 20, 2024 • By Elliot Gavin Keenan

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.

Cover of the book Work it Out by Sarah Kurchak. The background is light aqua with a light gray grid pattern. In the center is a person seen from overhead, lying in a bed with their head on a pillow, holding two hand weights next to their head. They have brown skin, dark brown hair, and are wearing a yellow tank top.

Work It Out! An Accessible Guide to Starting Exercise

September 1, 2023 • By Eli Eggers

Sarah Kurchak’s Work it Out is a neurodivergent accessible guide to starting regular physical exercise. This is a handbook on how to get started for those who have had difficult due to any number of reasons (like stigma, physical and mental health, being neurodivergent in a world where instructions are not designed for your neurotype).

Photo of Anne Corwin, as a child of about 7 years old with pale skin and dark hair with bangs. She is sitting on a tree branch while leaning against the trunk and looking into the distance.

On “Energy Budgeting” and Acknowledging Internal Autistic Realities

May 28, 2021 • By Anne Corwin

All humans deserve to be able to do energy budgeting in ways that make sense for us, and I hope to see the day when support for autistic people toward this end is considered a matter of basic ethics and decency.

Two white women posing together, one with red chin-length hair and glasses, the other with long brown hair and bangs.

The Problem With Autistic Communication Is Non-Autistic People: A Conversation With Dr. Catherine Crompton

May 28, 2019 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Autistic communication isn’t the problem; the problem is mixing communication among autistic and non-autistic people. Autistic people can usually communicate with each other just fine.

When Chairs Are the Enemy

April 12, 2016 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Photo © Just Dining Chairs | Flickr / Creative Commons [Two taupe suede dining chair with blonde wood legs on a white background.] TPGA is observing Autism Acceptance Month by featuring accounts from autistic people about the differences accommodations (or lack thereof) make in their lives. Today’s example is from Aiyana Bailin, about how small

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Inviting a Disabled Person to Prom Is Not Heroism

March 4, 2016 • By Jamie Pacton

Disabled people do not exist to make non-disabled people feel like heroes.