Eva: I realized I have a need to talk about my grief at the loss of our sweet Pluto, and to explore the research literature on how autistics grieve differently—perhaps to better contextualize my experience with loss.| Embrace Autism
Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht: The ways in which autistics grieve often diverge from societal expectations in ways that are misunderstood or even invalidated. In this article, I explore autistic grief.| Embrace Autism
Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP: For many autistic individuals, the journey to self-discovery is not straightforward; it often unfolds in stages—influenced by personal experiences, societal expectations, and available information. This article outlines those stages, and my personal experience navigating them.| Embrace Autism
Do autistic people experience a deeper connection with animals? In this article, I look at the research on pet ownership, our emotional bonds with animals, anthropomorphism, and species bias.| Embrace Autism
What if autistic traits are being confused with psychosis—a break from reality? In this article, we will go into how psychosis can be misattributed to autism.| Embrace Autism
Autistics are often praised for their abilities in logical thinking, but what about our creativity and imagination?| Embrace Autism
I used to take things quite literally. I still do. But I used to, too (sorry for the Mitch Hedberg-derivative joke). But yeah, in this article, I want to talk a bit about my experiences of taking things literally.| Embrace Autism
In this article, Dr. Bercovici PhD explores how our verbal and nonverbal communication patterns may be different from those of neurotypicals—but not deficient.| Embrace Autism
The common understanding of autism says that autistics have an "impaired" theory of mind, but is that true? Can the double empathy problem offer a different perspective?| Embrace Autism
Eye contact is difficult for many autistic people, but why? Do autistic people avoid all eye contact, or is there more nuance to autistic eye contact?| Embrace Autism
In this article, we will explore what pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is—often referred to as Persistent Drive/Desire for Autonomy (PDA) by autistic people—and some reasons PDA may occur.| Embrace Autism
Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP: When I started Embrace Autism, I never imagined that I would have the honor to speak at the United Nations. I am excited to share my keynote speech from World Autism Day!| Embrace Autism
Relationships may be hard for autistic people. How does that relate to living in a neurotypical-dominated world, and how do we think about relationship compatibility from an autistic perspective?| Embrace Autism