Disappearing Into Normality: Understanding Autism on Its Own Terms
The popular paradigm to describe individuals on the autism spectrum is linear: we conceive of individuals as mildly, moderately, or
How to Overcome Sensory Issues While at The Dentist – by Dr. Greg Grillo
After 17 years of practice in North Central, Washington, nobody’s more familiar with dental anxiety than I am. For dental
Areas of Advancement in Autism Services for Successful Adults
As autism prevalence increases and more children on the spectrum mature to adulthood, the need for services that help autistic
What Can We Do to Address Unemployment in the Autistic Community
Over the next decade, an estimated 500,000 teenagers with autism will enter adulthood, and potentially, the workforce. Many of these young adults
Home-Based Vs. Center-Based Services for Autism
When I first began working in the field, autism interventions were primarily offered in clinic and research-based settings. As those
Supporting Neurodiversity in the Classroom
One concept frequently lost in the education of autistic children is that the purpose of education is to prepare them,
What is Covered? The Insurance Landscape for Autism Services
In today’s health care ecosystem, the availability and quality of a field of services are dependent on insurance coverage. In
Light It Up Blue for Boys, But Don’t Forget the Girls
Why do we Light It Up Blue? For years, prevalence data in the field of autism held that the condition
Measure What Matters: Redefining Neurotypical Intelligence Standards for Autistic Individuals
I’ve written previously about how we misunderstand the intelligence of people on the autism spectrum. We evaluate their intelligence with
Autism Case 1: Donald Triplett
By Ronit Molko, Ph.D., BCBA-D Donald Triplett was born in 1933 to Mary and Beamon Triplett in Forest, Mississippi. At
The Social Intelligence of Autistic Individuals, Part 1
If a perfectly intelligent American were to find themselves catapulted into a foreign world with its own traditions, customs, culture
Why Identity-First Language Matters to Autistic Individuals
By Ronit Molko, Ph.D., BCBA-D Are there autistic individuals in your life? Or are they people with autism? This is