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Every April, we see a flood of posts, blue lights, and articles about Autism Awareness. While this increased visibility is a crucial first step, we need to stop and ask a critical question: Whose autism are we truly celebrating? Too often, the version of autism championed by the mainstream movement is a carefully sanitized, palatable version—one that is easy for the neurotypical majority to digest, romanticize, and accept. It's the quirky, brilliant, "a little bit different b

There is a special kind of nod that passes between families raising neurodivergent children. It is small, almost invisible to everyone else, but to the parents or caregivers exchanging it, that nod says: “I see you. I know something of what it costs for you to be here with your child today.” It is not a nod of pity. It is a nod of recognition. What recognition feels like for families When another parent who lives a similar reality meets your eyes over the noise of a waiting r