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Stories

Rachael Keefe Advances in National ‘Favorite Chef’ Contest

Meet the Accessibility Advocate who does the MOST in cooking and beyond.

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Stories

How Autism Levels Disregard Medical Complexity

And how I am not your enemy.

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

“Autism Destroys Families”: An Autistic Social Scientist Responds

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

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Disability

Disclosing Disability on a Job Application

Disclosing disability comes with newer risks and fewer protections. Here’s what disabled and neurodivergent jobseekers should know in today’s shifting U.S. job market.

from restlessness to calm
Strategies

Neurodivergent Sleep Guide: How to Calm Racing Thoughts at Night

How to calm a restless ADHD brain for better sleep.

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Strategies

Autistic Careers: Why Upskilling Often Beats Starting Over

Upskilling helps you build on what you have. Instead of tossing your toolbox and starting from scratch, consider adding new tools.

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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.