I’ve been working on a long-term project. A series of portraits of autists who experienced violence at the hands of the police, strangers, friends… family.
Category Archives: Sexual Abuse & Assault
“The Cavalry NEVER Comes”: Sexual Assault & An Autistic Life, Part 2
You can help your autistic loved ones feel safer from sexual abuse & assault…
It starts with honesty about yourself… and them.
“Not Everyone Was My Friend”: Sexual Assault & An Autistic Life, Part 1
Discussing sexual abuse & assault of autistic children… is difficult for survivors, loved ones, caretakers…
Maybe that’s precisely why we need to talk about it.More
Dear Autist: Forgiving Your Family? NOT a Cosmic Rule…
Forgiving abusers… as much as SOME therapists, pop psychologists, and self-help gurus insist on it…
Is NOT a Cosmic Rule.