by Love and Autism Community | Jul 20, 2018 | Stories of Love & Autism
My name is Maverick Crawford III and I am an African American man with a story that is full of disappointment and abandonment. I grew up in a violent neighborhood where crime, poverty, drugs and bad influences ran rampant throughout the community. The majority of the...
by Love and Autism Community | May 31, 2018 | Stories of Love & Autism
This was submitted to us through our Love & Autism Story campaign. To submit your story of Love & Autism, go here. David was in third grade when he shared, “something must be wrong with me…. It must be mom.” I held my breath and he continued, “Every time...
by Love and Autism Community | Mar 26, 2018 | Stories of Love & Autism
My name is Aspling, and I am a girl on the autistic spectrum. But more importantly I am a human being, just like any other human being. I grew up feeling like an outsider, a lost cause, different. I had friends, the same friends, then as I grew up I started spending...
by Love and Autism Community | Dec 18, 2017 | Stories of Love & Autism
“Nobody ever looks behind the pen.” ― Khali Raymond Living with Asperger’s is not an easy feat. It never is. Imagine yourself in a room full of people. All of those people are laughing and mingling. Meanwhile, you aren’t. You’re sitting there in the corner...
by Love and Autism Community | Dec 4, 2017 | Stories of Love & Autism
My name is Kendal. I’m 29 and I have PDD/NOS. Growing up, I have had difficulty functioning in school. I’ve had people tell me that I don’t look autistic or I’m less than others because my autism seems “mild.” I’m currently in college, I participate in special...