How I See It: Representation of Autism in the Media
In this series, our bloggers share their opinions on how individuals with autism are represented in various media formats.
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How I See It: Coping with Coronavirus
This month’s topic is coronavirus – specifically, ways that they are dealing with social distancing, anxiety, isolation, and staying healthy. That’s what these writers will discuss.
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How I See It: Person-First vs. Identity-First Language
This month’s topic is identity – specifically, identity-first vs. person-first language. Is someone autistic? Are they a person with autism? That’s what these writers will discuss.
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How I See It: People in the Autism Community Weigh in – Collection
How I See It is a series on PAAutism and ASDNext. In each installment, we ask people in the Pennsylvania autism community – individuals, family members, professionals and more – to share their thoughts on a particular topic.
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How to Vote as a Self-Advocate
Thomas blogs about the voting process,; he details the steps to becoming a voter.
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Craft Space Makeover: An Autistic Perspective on Organization
Penny loves to make craft projects, however, that means that she has lots of supplies to make her crafts. She realized that she wanted to become more organized by coming up with a system for where she puts everything. Penny shares her tips for organizing and her newfound joy in crafting.
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Barbie 2.0
Sarah has always enjoyed looking at Barbie dolls and she liked the different outfits each Barbie wore. However, she was disappointed that none looked like her. Flashing forward to today there are more options and choices in Barbie dolls.
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Big Bear, The Bear That’s Almost as Old as Me
Rachel blogs about Big Bear, a beloved teddy bear, and the many ways that Big Bear has given comfort to her throughout the years.
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My Relationship with Dogs
Kel feelings about dogs has changed from being afraid of dogs to living in a household with three dogs. In this blog they write about how this came to be and how it benefits their family.
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Remembering My Mom
Teresa's mom passed on three years ago. She reflects on the many ways she misses her mom.
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The Spectrum Friends Holiday Party
This past December Annie went to a Spectrum Friends holiday party. She blogs about all the fun things she got to do during it and how she felt incredibly close to the other group members.
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Bundling Up but Finding Beauty in the Grey of Winter
Winter is definitely not Penny's favorite season. However, she is making an effort to embrace the beauty and joy of this time of year.
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Super Bowl 2025
Lots of events are happening in February including the Super Bowl. Out- of-Sync Woman's family used to have a big party for the Super Bowl when she was growing up. She blogs about missing being part of a group these days.
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New Year’s blog
During the first snowstorm of 2025, Out-of-Sync Woman started thinking about making positive changes in her life. She believes that changes, even if only small ones, can make a big difference.
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New Year, New Beginnings
Teresa spent much of 2024 working on skills to live more independently and learned a lot about herself in the process. She is excited about the idea of growing even more in 2025.
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