Welcome back to my Autism in Media series! This is it, ladies and gentlemen, this is the big one. Today I’m tackling 1988’s Rain Man, that scourge of autistic people everywhere who get asked if they can count cards and other such nonsense. I was dreading […]
I wasn’t going to talk about any of this on this blog at all, because it’s horrible and doesn’t help other autistic people, which is my purpose here. But Robert Evans at Behind the Bastards just dedicated two episodes to the history and use of MMS (Miracle Mineral […]
Autism has been mentioned and shown in media for much longer than we’ve had a solid understanding of the condition. I’ve decided to look through some of these depictions of autism in media chronologically, to see how things have changed. I hope to find some […]
I recently heard a story from another autistic person regarding an experience in a CPR class. The NT instructor, not knowing any of the adult students there were autistic, said the following: “When typical people walk into a room they see all the chairs and the lights. When an […]
As probably the most well-known autism “advocacy” group in America, it’s understandable that parents or adults facing a new diagnosis might go to Autism Speaks for information and assistance. But if you spend any time in the autistic community, you’ll soon find out that they […]
Gasp and clutch your pearls, NTs, because I’m about to say something that may shock you. Autistic adults have sex. On purpose, and with consent. And we enjoy it. Some of us have a lot of sex. Some of us have more sex than you. […]
Autism is mostly thought of in terms of children, and it’s certainly important for autistic kids to get the attention and interventions that will help them function at their best in the world. But in all the hype about early interventions and IEPs and therapies, […]
Let’s get one thing straight real quick. “Autistic Empath” is NOT a contradiction. Pop culture stereotypes have reduced autistic people to a robotic caricature, devoid of both emotion and empathy, and that is simply not true. Like other people, we range from normal levels of […]
