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scientists determine vaccines do not cause autism
Disability

Do vaccines cause autism? What do the smart people say?

disabled and abled are not opposite terms and non-disabled is correct for people who are not disabled
Disability

The opposite of disabled is NOT abled; it is non-disabled. And yes, I know it’s confusing.

UML hockey east champs 2013
Teaching

Autistic Professor reflects on grades, capacity, accessibility, and the game of it all.

Erika, tropical data nerd
NomenclatureTeaching

Bottom up thinking is inductive, data and details first, sort later, ideas have empirical grounding; the Dolphin Outline.

Prosopagnosia explained
Brochures

More about prevalence, diagnosis, and reasonable accommodations. Even some online quizzes.

rejection sensitive dysphoria
Nomenclature

Emotional Dysregulation, or a predisposition to expect, sense and then emotionally react bigtime to rejection

Latest Articles

cat and human in similar poses doing math
StrategiesTeaching

Happy first days of school! As we head back, here are three things that CAN make school harder for autistic students, AND how you can try to lessen the barriers!

mapping out our 1600 mile drive eastward
Stories

Spoiler alert: It involves the Atlantic Ocean.

How Do You Spell Belong? Bloomsbury cover art
DisabilityTeaching

‘How Do You Spell Belong?’ by Tiffany Hammond, Illustrated by Ken Daley. Answer: Y-E-S

Autistic faculty navigating tenure reviews
Teaching

Autistic faculty at pre-tenure and tenure review need to clarify feedback, request reasonable accommodations, and protect their rights.

ICE OUT Minnesota Cut File
Stories

Free SVG cut file from a graphic created by Erika Sanborne Media

autistic xmas
Strategies

Christmas lights all year? For me: absolutely!

Curious about the authors?

Meet the Team

Rachael
Rachael Keefe
Writer, speaker, educator, and spouse to an autistic person.
Morgan
Morgan the Dog
Protector from squirrels, thoughtful companion and co-observer of the people.
Erika Sanborne
Erika Sanborne
Autistic, award-winning educator, researcher and founder of Autistic PhD.

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Our growing collection of articles by autistic authors spans several categories. We hope to bring the scholarship on autism, ADHD, disability, accessible teaching and related neurodiversity topics into the public conversation through personal narratives, lived experiences, and accessible writing.