Full Spectrum Mama

When my co-author and I committed to writing back-to-school posts as part of our #ActuallyAutistic book outreach with Jessica Kingsley Press...

  Please stop calling autism a disease. Disease is defined variously as “(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection ...

Please stop asking about our diagnosis.   I received an autism diagnosis in my late 30s. It was a non-event. I literally don’t think I told ...

Please Stop Saying “Everyone Is a Little Autistic.”   Autism is an expression of the way human brains can grow.  While the medicalization an...

Dear Persons ,   I hope this finds you cozy and well despite these challenging times. As Madeline, Judy, Celeste, and I convened for the fir...

Dear Persons, I hope this post finds you well.   And it  may not have found you  as it usually would, as the app that sent out my posts to s...