Cover Your Ears: My Toddler’s Autism Diagnosis During RFK’s Timeline
May 29th, 2025 | by Heather Wyatt
Graham and I get a lot of advice and comments from strangers
Browsing the "Autism" Tag
Spilling Your Guts: Motherhood, Memoir, and What I Learned from David Sedaris
February 27th, 2024 | by Irena Smith
I would rewrite the autism narrative. It would be literate, snarky, dark, and funny. The subtext, of course, was that our extraordinary child would also recover, though I would never use that word.
How Do We Repair the Ableism in Our Family Tree, and Grow An Inclusive Future?
May 19th, 2022 | by Kate Lynch
Ableism isn’t just out there in the culture. We all internalize it.
Can we please get rid of those terrible “early signs of autism” posters?
April 27th, 2022 | by Laura Pierson
The daycare my son attended as a baby was about a mile down the street from the school where I
Uncharted Territories: The Comfort and Alienation of Mom Instagram
July 22nd, 2021 | by Laura Pierson
It feels like there are two worlds of moms out there: those who get to parent “normal” kids in “normal” circumstances, and those of us who are navigating more rugged terrain
When Grief Won’t Fit
December 11th, 2019 | by Elizabeth Muller
From the time of her diagnosis, my daughter had been discussed in a language used for illness. But none of the words fit the way I felt
What is Kindness?
August 6th, 2019 | by Kaitlin Walker & Kerry Vineberg
“I tried setting boundaries. When they weren’t respected, I ended some relationships.&#
On Extreme Kids: Finding A Space to Be
February 7th, 2019 | by Kate Lynch
We hear the glee and upset in dozens of voices, the trampoline squeaking and the ball pit rustling. We see
IT’S TIME TO GET A DOG: Kendra Lubalin on Siblings with Different Needs
May 2nd, 2016 | by Kendra Lubalin
My daughter loves puppies more than chocolate cupcakes and Beenie Boos. Combined. She loves puppies as much as she still
AUTISMUTHA: Jennifer Natalya Fink’s Open Letter on Autism, Art + Love
September 30th, 2013 | by Jennifer Natalya Fink
Dear Pregnant Person, Hi! Congrats. (Do you need to get up to pee? Go ahead. This could take a while.)