By Megan Amodeo What happens after the diagnosis? You may feel relief immediately after you and your family receive a diagnosis. I know I was… Read More
Penfriend Project Autism Columns
Why It’s Important to Unlabel Yourself
By Robert Watkins Portrayals of autism in popular media have, more often than not, depicted autism from a neurotypical perspective. From relatively early portrayals, such… Read More
How Naoki Higashida Makes You Rethink “Autism”
By Lydia Wayman As an autistic advocate and writer, I’ve read most autism books available in the English language. Since autism is so different in… Read More
Overcoming Challenges of Black and White Thinking
“You Can Have a Bad Day and Still Be Doing Well” By Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS Recently, I had a major personal breakthrough. I have… Read More
The Challenges of Getting the ‘Right’ Diagnosis
By Megan Amodeo If you are reading this, you, a friend, or loved one most likely has received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)…. Read More
