Autistic Lived Experience: To Be Disabled Is to Be Strong!

• By: Sam Farmer Neurodiversity Community Self-Advocate, Writer, Author, and Public Speaker
• December 30th, 2024
• actually autistic, bullying, learning disabilities, perseverance, resilience, self-advocacy, societal acceptance, Winter 2025 Issue
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Not everything is as it seems on the surface. Many things can be looked at in more ways than one. Much of what comprises a person is hidden from plain sight, though it is nonetheless very real and often of great power. Human strength is a prime example. When I attended a 2-week tennis...

Autism Through a Different Lens: A Sibling’s Perspective

• By: Amy Kelly, MBA, MNM Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• October 1st, 2020
• fall 2020 issue, family, kindness, parenting, parents, patience, perseverance, siblings
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In my profession, I often write articles from a parent’s perspective about having an 18-year-old daughter (Annie) with severe autism, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. My overarching goal with these stories is to provide compassion, understanding and hope to families, caregivers...