In Brene Brown’s book, The Atlas of the Heart, she says “we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for ...

After diagnosing my son's autism, his doctor suggested genetic tests and applied behavior analysis. I was devastated and went to the internet to learn everything I could. Reading blogs from autistic ...

A new national survey from NEXT for AUTISM, a leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming services for autistic adults, offers one of the first comprehensive looks at workplace experience from the ...

This post was first first published on the Health Affairs blog on July 17, 2019, and is shared here with permission. A 2014 CMS regulation known as the HCBS Settings Rule established basic HCBS ...

When the term "social model of disability" was coined by British sociologist Mike Oliver in 1983, it helped form the basis of the disability rights movement. During the 1980s, the term "social model ...

Carsyn’s book, Our Own League: Growing Up with Jacob, is Carsyn’s passion piece born from her desire to explain her life with her 16-year-old brother, Jacob, who is autistic.

An important addition to autism literature and a much-needed voice for autistic people of color. (NNPA NEWSWIRE) — Autism influencer Jeremiah Josey’s new book, “Here’s What I Want You to Know 2,” ...

April marks World Autism Acceptance Month (changed this past year from Autism Awareness Month). It is dedicated to promoting acceptance, understanding, and support for individuals with autism and ...

There's a common perception that autistic individuals are poor at recognizing others' emotions and have little insight into how effectively they do so. But Autistic adults are only slightly less ...

The neurodiversity paradigm in autism studies reframes autism not as a disorder to be cured but as a natural variation in human neurocognitive profiles. Rooted in the social model of disability and ...