Autistic Resilience: Overcoming Adversity Through Self-Care and Strengths

• By: Lisa Morgan, MSW, MEd Lisa Morgan Consulting LLC
• October 4th, 2024
• actually autistic, adversity, autistic resilience, bullying, Fall 2024 Issue, mental health, neurodiversity, self-care, trauma
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I could say ‘Adversity’ was my middle name, but I’d be lying… it’s Rae. Still, like so many other autistic people, adversity has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Research has validated that claim by saying autistic people have an increased risk of experiencing...

Advocating for the Advocate

• By: Lisa Morgan, MSW, MEd Lisa Morgan Consulting LLC
• January 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, advocacy, allies, autistic culture, conferences, crisis, the professional community, Winter 2023 Issue
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Experiencing a life-changing event is one of the reasons people start advocating. For autistic people, advocating can mean stepping so far out of their comfort zone socially, it feels like they’ve lost sight of it. As for myself, I went from feeling invisible most of my childhood, to talking in...