Autism Key -

Autism has long been misunderstood but as society grows in understanding and acceptance, we realize that many accomplished individuals – from history to the present day – fall on the autism spectrum. Let's explore some of the more notable…

The Selective Service System (SSS) plays a critical role in the United States, maintaining a list of potential draftees in case a military draft is ever reinstated. While many young Americans are required to register with the Selective…

How would you feel if every single action you took had to be carefully self-monitored? What if you had to hide pieces of yourself in order to "blend in" and conform to the societal norm? The very thought of these issues would be exhausting.…

Anxiety is an elemental aspect of autism that severely impacts the lives of ASD individuals. Researchers are beginning to hone in not just on the fact of that anxiety, but the nature of it. Alexithymia is the term for having trouble…

Twelve years ago, I went to an all-day conference in Seattle featuring Australian Dr. Tony Attwood, the world’s foremost authority on Asperger’s Syndrome. Listening to one person for that many hours seemed like it would be an ordeal, but he…

A silver lining of the pandemic is that now 52% of all adult Americans under the age of 29 are living with their families. In and of itself, this is not good news, but for adults with autism who have always lived with their families, it…

Autism is frequently conceptualized as a litany of odd behaviors, mannerisms and observable traits that distinguish an autistic person from a "normal" one. Historically, much credence has been placed in undoing those abnormal attributes so…

In the midst of this pandemic, it’s nigh unto impossible to address the isolation of individuals on the autism spectrum who were already socially estranged before the virus hit. My young adult ASD son invariably turns to social media, which…

Siblings of individuals on the autism spectrum have their own unique cross to bear. They are frequently overshadowed by the needs of their ASD sibling and the role they play in the family goes largely unaddressed by service providers.…

The bodycam footage of police shooting thirteen year old Linden Cameron in Salt Lake City is out. Watching the video is viscerally painful: The mom explains that Linden needs hospitalization, but is terrified of police. He may…