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Nicholas Hemachandra on a mountaintop wearing a shirt that says, "If you can be anything, be inclusive."

Autistic Isolation, Connection, and Joy: Never Miss Dessert

Autistic adults, like adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities more generally, are not often seen as agents of love, joy, connection, relationship, and meaning for others. That’s because they’re not often seen at all.

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The Value of Disabled Lives and Organs

Why might an autistic, intellectually disabled Black boy with Down syndrome be so much more valuable in death than in life? Because his parents made him an organ donor.

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Autism Acceptance—and Celebration

Autism is still largely an unknown, even among generally well-educated people. Autism awareness and education still matter a lot, and they are prerequisites for acceptance. Autism awareness and autism acceptance are both essential.

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Nicholas Hemachandra looking out at Raven Cliff Falls in South Carolina, May 2020

No “Because” but Love—Intellectual Disability, Identity, Representation, and Value

Autism and disability pride movements assert unique cultures and identities. Can intellectually disabled people be more openly and equitably represented … More

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Hammer and Screw: Autism Acceptance and Rejection

I opened my talk at the 2019 HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference, themed as “My Autism Journey—Various Perspectives,” in this way, … More

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Nicholas Hemachandra, young and old

“Poppa, Do You Have Autism?”

I told this story in my keynote address at the HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference in fall 2019 at Appalachian … More

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My Talk at the 2019 Disability Day of Mourning

    I was invited again this year to give a short talk as part of the Disability Day of … More

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Republicans Have Autistic Children, Too

I think we widely recognize the silos of information and perspective we now live in, as a society and as … More

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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

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Autism Adulthood: Caring for the Future and the Present Moment

Part of this piece was written for a recent conference talk—that actually instead turned into pure Q&A—so the beginning, at … More

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Mushrooms ‘round back outside of Centreville Luncheonette in Weaverville NC
Little forest stroll on Sunday
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When the light hits just right—in Pisgah National Forest today.
Profile of my son Nicholas, 21 and turning 22 next month, a joy the whole way through, in north Asheville NC today
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The Macon Reed @macon_reed_studio installation “Hello Death, Where Have You Been All My Life?” opened this weekend and runs through Sept. 16 at the Center for Craft @centerforcraft at 67 Broadway in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Macon Reed is a New Orleans-based artist, and NOLA cultural inflections about death and dying and our rituals around them color—literally and figuratively—the evocative, fabulous show. If you live in western North Carolina or are visiting, don’t miss it.
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