Due to some encouraging words from some folks here and several folks in my life, I have decided to make this project happen. I am collecting stories and interviews from people on the autism spectrum and their loved ones and caregivers.
Here is the basic idea: The working title is What We Can't Tell You: About Autism. As almost anyone can tell you, the movement for autism awareness is going strong. There are plenty of books and stories published about "overcoming" autism and plenty of information about the symptoms of autism spectrum disorders. There are not enough stories of what living with autism and loving someone with autism is like. So I'm creating a collection of just that. Think Chicken Soup for the Soul but not just uplifting anecdotes. I'm talking real, honest, no-holds-barred stories. The ones you don't feel like you can tell anyone. The good, bad, ugly, embarrassing, and the funny. The things you cry alone in the shower about. All names will be changed, but stories will be real.
Specifics: I'm looking here first for contributors and interviewees. I want to know whatever you want to say. Below is the information in the flyer I'll be handing out next week at an annual autism walk in my city. If you get stuck on what to talk about, those questions are just an idea of the sort of thing I'm looking for. If you'd like to participate, you can send me a PM here, and I'd like to email a short questionnaire and consent form to you, then have you just email me back with your story or answers to some of the below questions. You can say as little or as much as you'd like.
Here is the information in the flyer:
Here is the basic idea: The working title is What We Can't Tell You: About Autism. As almost anyone can tell you, the movement for autism awareness is going strong. There are plenty of books and stories published about "overcoming" autism and plenty of information about the symptoms of autism spectrum disorders. There are not enough stories of what living with autism and loving someone with autism is like. So I'm creating a collection of just that. Think Chicken Soup for the Soul but not just uplifting anecdotes. I'm talking real, honest, no-holds-barred stories. The ones you don't feel like you can tell anyone. The good, bad, ugly, embarrassing, and the funny. The things you cry alone in the shower about. All names will be changed, but stories will be real.
Specifics: I'm looking here first for contributors and interviewees. I want to know whatever you want to say. Below is the information in the flyer I'll be handing out next week at an annual autism walk in my city. If you get stuck on what to talk about, those questions are just an idea of the sort of thing I'm looking for. If you'd like to participate, you can send me a PM here, and I'd like to email a short questionnaire and consent form to you, then have you just email me back with your story or answers to some of the below questions. You can say as little or as much as you'd like.
Here is the information in the flyer:
