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The real goal is not to help the victims but to target the subjects.
Disability

How an “autism epidemic” and a registry are dangerous distractions.

from restlessness to calm
Strategies

How to calm a restless ADHD brain for better sleep.

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

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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!

happy family Christmas photo
Strategies

A non-autistic spouse explains how assuming motive can cause conflict, and how asking clarifying questions can prevent it.

Photos can help with ADHD med management
Strategies

Can I keep track of my own meds? No. Also yes.

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.