Unless you, yourself, are autistic, you are not an ‘autistic parent,’ you are just a parent. It is an arrogant term to garner sympathy for yourselves, and it is not appreciated by many, if not most, in the autistic community. …

If you are a manager and you hire a person with down syndrome, how would you treat them? In my experience, they get a figurative hand-holding. An empathetic understanding, they are differently abled and require more careful instruction as they learn how to do the job. They are not watched…

I know very little about the Chancellor situation in the UK, currently, to be honest. I only know what Miriam Margolyes said about the new one, and something about one only lasted a very short while..I can’t even form an opinion about them. …

LINK: There’s an autism tax too — written by The Autlaw I just read this article linked above, and wanted to add in a bit about the money not gained, in addition to the money lost… In addition to so many failed treatments because the medical community chooses to focus…

I saw this post in one of the groups I’m in for work on facebook, and it represents so much of the reason that 1. neurodivergents have a level of resentment towards neurotypical society who cannot see beyond their bubble that other neurotypes do, in fact, exist. And 2. …

Unpopular perspective here- The charity sector is more narcissistic and nepotistic than Hollywood. Think about it. They hold awards for each other to pat themselves on the back, while acting as gatekeepers to funding, recognition, any kind of footing, really. But in reality, what do they do? ….Mostly, nothing. Big…

Everyone has needs, neurotypicals and neurodivergents, alike. Society has grown to accommodate the needs of the neurotypicals while not accommodating many of the needs of neurodivergents. THIS is why it is called a disability. Not because there is something wrong with us, or we are incapable, but because society has…

Quiet quitting is the act of working solely during your set work hours and only doing what’s in your job description. Many employers are describing it as laziness, but doing this doesn’t mean you are doing a poor job, one can do this and still do an excellent job of…