Our autism journey began quietly with just a growing sense in our hearts that something wasn’t quite right. My son was born here in the United States, and like most new parents, we were filled with dreams and plans. When he turned one, we moved back to India to be...
I was never a reality TV guy. I used to watch some of the singing and cooking competition shows, but even those have gotten boring for me. My wife, however, more than makes up for me. A few years ago, she started talking to me about “Love on the Spectrum,” way before...
The Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE) is a nonprofit organization that has been supporting the autistic and neurodiverse community for over 25 years. Rooted in neurodiversity-affirming principles, AANE offers services and resources tailored to autistic...
I was driving through a nearby town yesterday when I saw a police cruiser with a puzzle-piece bumper sticker for Autism Awareness Month. It warmed my heart to see that the village recognized autism enough to put a drop of money into stickers for their police units. Of...
For much of my life, self-advocacy felt overwhelming and foreign. As someone navigating life as a queer, partially blind, late-identified autistic-ADHDer with C-PTSD, asking for what I needed often felt like taking up too much space—a concept deeply tied to both my...
How do neurodivergent students transition from the structured environment of high school to the less structured worlds of college and the workplace? QRKIEZ CEO Veena Aiyer interviews Brandon Slade, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Untapped Learning, which...
My journey has been one of self-discovery, challenge, and empowerment. I used to be the straight-A student, perfect rule-follower, and all-around perfectionist. I thought my adult life would follow a similar path. However, as I gained more freedom and faced fewer...
Growing up, I often felt like an outsider in a world designed for people who thought and learned differently. As a child, I struggled with reading and writing, my letters dancing on the page like a chaotic symphony. Teachers often chalked it up to laziness or lack of...
When I first stepped into leadership, I was driven by a sense of purpose. I had something to prove, not only to myself but to everyone around me. I was going to be the leader I always wished I’d had. The kind of leader who truly cared for their team, someone who...
Outback Australia was a tough place to be an undiagnosed autistic child in the 1990s. Convinced I was just the wrong person in the wrong place, an outsider in a small rural town, my childhood was characterized by daydreams of escapism. Two common daydreams were...
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