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Podcast Interview of Ray Hemachandra on Converge Autism Radio

Earlier this week I recorded a podcast with Melanie Vann for Springbrook’s Converge Autism Radio. It posted today. The podcast … More

ASD, autism, autism acceptance, autism adulthood, autism blogs, autism parenting, autism podcast, autistic children, neurodiversity, parenting, podcast

A Little Sweet Bowling Vignette: So Old!

I had a running commentary with a younger friend this past year about how very old I am. But for … More

ASD, autism, bowling, family, old

The Four Chambers: Love, Life, Lust, and Loss, for Autistics Just Like Everyone Else

I’ve been thinking a lot about joy lately, and especially about how the same experience or circumstance or day or … More

ASD, autism, falling in love, friendship, joy, life, loss, Love, lust, romantic love, the four chambers

The Answer to How Is Yes: Photos of My In-Between Son

My son Nicholas turns 15 at the end of September, which is just ridiculous. In some ways he retains the … More

ASD, autism, autism photographs, childhood, nature photographs, nature photography

Women and Men and Autism: Love and Bathrooms

My son Nicholas, who is autistic, has never really differentiated between men and women. He’s not much of one for … More

ASD, autism, autism blog, autism blogs, autism blogs parents, autism parenting, gender differentiation, gender expression

Independence or Connection: Part 6 of a Talk on Autism

[This entry is the concluding post of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the … More

ASD, autism, autism advocacy, autism blog, autism blogs, autism parenting, autism parents, autistic children, interdependence, Ray Hemachandra

You As Autism or You As You: Part 5 of a Talk on Autism

[This entry is Part 5 of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the … More

ASD, autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, autism awareness, autism blog, autism blogs, autism parenting, autism parents, individuality, Ray Hemachandra

Acceptance or Self-Acceptance: Part 4 of a Talk on Autism

[Part 4 of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness … More

ASD, autism, autism acceptance, autism and the pursuit of happiness, autism awareness, autism blogs, autism parenting, autism parents, autism spectrum disorder, Ray Hemachandra, self-acceptance

Support or Save: Part 3 of a Talk on Autism

  [I open this post, the third in a six-part blog series presenting a talk I gave at the Autism and … More

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Grieve or Live: Part 2 of a Talk on Autism

[This six-part series is adapted from a talk I gave at the Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness Conference at … More

acceptance, ASD, autism, autism and the pursuit of happiness, autism discrimination, autism parents, autism prejudice, autistic child, autistic children, children with autism, grieving, grieving autism, happiness, parenting autism, parenting autistic children, raising a child with autism, Ray Hemachandra

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