Is Mild Autism More Like Neurotypical than Severe ASD?
If you have low support needs autism, just how can you have the same diagnosis as someone who’s nonverbal and needs help with the most basic tasks?
I’m Autistic; Here’s Why I Won’t Bless You when You Sneeze
I don’t believe in blessing people when they sneeze. First off, I don’t have the power to bless anyone.
If Babies Could Talk: “Just Put the Food in My Mouth!”
A humorous look at a strange phenomenon where dads hover a spoon of food before a hungry baby pretending it’s an airplane, when all the baby wants is to just get fed!
Are Trauma Pasts Common in Special Needs Day Programs?
If it seems as though a disproportionate number of special needs adults in day programs have a trauma history, you’re not imagining this.
Speech Loss in Stroke vs. Nonverbal Autism
How come a stroke patient may recover lost speech, but nonverbal autistic people can’t learn to speak even though the same part of the brain is affected?
What It’s Like Asking a Nonverbal Autistic to Say Words
Have you ever wondered how a nonverbal autistic person would respond if you looked at them squarely and told them to say a word?
Can a Traumatic Brain Injury Cause Autism?
Can an injury to the brain, either from an accident or loss of oxygen, lead to autism, even mild autism?
Really Huge, Intermittent Eyelid Twitches, Like Flapping
We’ve all had a twitching eyelid all day long, but what about giant twitches that force the eyelid completely closed, that even feel like a tiny hand is flapping around the lid?
Festival Walking Isn’t a Measure of Fitness
A morbidly obese influencer claims she’s healthy and fit because she can walk all day, three days in a row, at festivals.
70% U.S. Obesity Rate Doesn’t Mean “I’m Meant to Be Big”
