An Unwanted Hill to Climb: The Challenges Autistic Adults Face in Social and Occupational Settings
As the parent of three diagnosed autistic persons, and as the founder of Life Guides for Autistics | NeuroGuides, I’ve devoted untold numbers of hours to serving autistic persons and documented around three thousand hours of direct one-on-one coachin…
The Autistic Time Traveller
Aubrey felt the cool mist of the early fall breeze cross her neck. She’d bundled up before leaving her small apartment, taking the stairs down and out into the late morning of the city. With the wet sidewalk greeting her feet, she stopped for a small …
The Accidental Autistic
My first memory was holding the hand of my Grandmother Catherine at a train station in Chicago. The warmth of her hand stood in contrast with the chilly, rainy day. I remember the crunch of the rocks under my shoes as we stood together beside the tra…
Building Bridges to Nowhere: On Workplace Best Practices for Keeping Autistic Persons Terminally Jobless
The bitter irony of his dressing in black was not lost on me. He smiled a hopeful smile, before walking into the “job interview practice” hosted by a local Autism Organization.
As I watched him go, I felt a wave of deep frustration, suppressed m…
Watch Christa Holmans (Neurodivergent Rebel) & J. David Hall: A Community Conversation on Neurodiversity
Neurodivergent Rebel Christa Holmans and J. David Hall conference about creating accepting and accommodating culture for autistics in schools and workplaces.
Walking in the Autistic Eye of the Storm
I remember the acrid smell of something broken. Salty, sour, it permeated the Gulf Coast air like the scent of some fading electrical fire or burnt gunpowder perhaps. A battle between sky, sea and land with humans in the crucible. Looking out across a nearly empty motel parking lot, broken glass dully shone in the […]
