by Love and Autism Community | Apr 26, 2017 | Stories of Love & Autism
This Love & Autism story was written for us by a speaker at last year’s conference, Chou Chou Scantlin. You can read her original post on her blog (along with many other great stories!) here. Whoa. What just happened? How did it come to this? I have...
by Love and Autism Community | Apr 25, 2017 | Stories of Love & Autism
This Love & autism Story was submitted by activist Alaina Leary and was originally published on theestablishment.co. You can read more about Alaina and her work on her personal website, here. When I was in the fourth grade, I took a handwritten note,...
by Love and Autism Community | Aug 22, 2016 | Stories of Love & Autism
In our digital age, letter writing has unfortunately become a lost art. The formality of putting your words onto paper allows a depth of thought often lacking in the oversimplification of emoji and acronyms. It is a way to preserve how we are feeling and viewing the...
by Love and Autism Community | Aug 31, 2015 | Stories of Love & Autism
Two nights ago, a mother and her 13-year-old son, David, had one of those surprisingly delightful conversations. One in which his parent felt validated that her efforts to help her child grow are paying off. He is becoming a man. She has helped guide him to be warm,...