Shannon Rosa is the senior editor and co-founder of Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, an autism and neurodiversity information and advocacy nexus. Her writing and speaking about disability and parenting are in the Washington Post, Spectrum, and NPR. She lives in California with her family.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
When it comes to autism treatments, parents new to autism need to work past their fear & confusion, & embrace their critical reasoning skills.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people and autism researchers about priorities in autism research.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
If there’s no counter-speech, no pushback against rumors or misleading claims, all the algorithms have available to surface is the nonsense.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
TC Waisman says, "When I show up in a room, I'm Black first. That's what people see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away."| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
We talked with Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai about the overlap of mental health & autism, & the evidence-backed tendency of autistic people to be LGBT.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Luminous Mind author Elliot Gavin Keenan wants to uplift all neurodivergences—including autism, bipolar, schizophrenia, and many others.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
RFK Jr. went full "useless eaters" on autistics—& Profound Autism parents are thrilled. Here's why "profound autism" is harmful, not helpful.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
You may know that ABA is a questionable therapy. But since not every parent can avoid ABA, what can those parents do to protect their kids?| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM