Maverick Crawford III

Maverick Crawford III

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...
David and Me

David and Me

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...
Girl On The Spectrum

Girl On The Spectrum

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...
Looking Beyond the Pen

Looking Beyond the Pen

“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...