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Growing Up Autistic: What Makes Me Special And Unique

This guest post is by Kevin England, a young man on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with autism at a young age and is attending Bristol Community College. Kevin is applying for the Spring 2022 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry Magro. I was nonverbal till 2.5 […]

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My Review Of ‘As We See It’ As An Autistic Adult

Have you binge-watched this series yet? “As We See It,” an Amazon Prime Video dramedy, looks at the lives of three autistic adults in their 20’s as they navigate adulthood between relationships, employment, and more. As an autism entertainment consultant who’s autistic and fell in love with theater growing up, I was excited to give

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Sia Says She Was ‘Suicidal’ After Backlash From Autism Film ‘Music’

She also said she entered rehab as a result of the backlash. For those who don’t know, Sia directed a film called ‘Music’ where there was a character in the film who was a nonverbal autistic teenage girl. Many in the autism community were upset that the actor who played that character wasn’t on the

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New Film ‘Safe Room’ Features Autistic Actor In A Lead Role

While most autistic characters spotlighted widely in the entertainment world are white (The Good Doctor’s Shaun Murphy and Atypical’s Sam Gardener) we are slowly beginning to see more autistic characters of color represented in film. A perfect example of this is Lifetime’s film Safe Room that premiered on January 15, 2022. Nik Sanchez – a

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