The Best Bar Mitzvah Boy

Todd Dreznerwww.lovinglamppostsmovie.comDov and Sam | Photo © Brad Alpernin[image: Two white Jewish pre-teen boys, wearing suit jackets and tiesat their Bar Mitzvah service, posing together and smiling for the camera.]  We told our son Sam that...

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Hard Truths: Disability and Poverty Go Hand in Hand

Maxfield Sparrowunstrangemind.comPhoto © *Hajee | Flickr/Creative Commons[image: Person with black hair and a blue coat. They are holding a hand-letteredcardboard sign over their face. Sign reads, "VERY HUNGRY PLEASE HELP!"]I am not the only Disabled...

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Executive Functioning Problems: A Frustrating Aspect of Being Autistic

Finn Gardinerexpectedly.orgPhoto © Joseph Novak | Flickr/Creative Commons[image: A Black office worker sitting in a chair in a cubicle,surrounded by messy piles of newspaper and other papers.]I don’t actually like messes. It’s just that my executive...

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"Dina" Presents an Honest Take on Autistic Love

Sarah Pripas@SPripasKapitNon-autistic people are fascinated by autistic people’s relationships—romantic relationships especially. As an autistic woman who has been in a relationship with an autistic man for eleven years (six of these as a legally married couple), I know too well that autistic relationships are oftentimes perceived by non-autistics...

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Helping Autistic Children Understand Death and Dying

Maxfield Sparrowunstrangemind.comPhoto © Benedic Belen | Flickr/Creative Commons[Image: Black-and-white photo of an Asian woman comforting a small crying childwho is wearing a tiara, and has their hands over their face.]The Thinking Person’s Guide to...

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