Not an Autism Mom is looking for autistic writers!
This is a blog geared toward parents and educators.
For the most part, parents look to other parents for advice. The same is true for professionals. I want to help them find autistic voices sooner.
There is no age restriction! Young-old, it doesn’t matter. And you don’t have to be a professional writer, just someone with a story to tell.
What would you like to tell parents?
Here are some sample topics:
- Why parents should presume competence (with a personal story)
- How AAC helps you
- Anything about intersectionality
- A time in your childhood that you didn’t feel heard
- What you wish your parents or teachers did or didn’t do
- What therapies or experiences helped or hurt you the most
- A time you proved your doctors wrong
- A time they thought you weren’t listening
- A story of triumph
- A story of heartache
If you’re interested in writing, please send your article to notanautismmom @ gmail dot com.
Posts should be 500-1000 words. Please include a head shot, short bio, and any social media links. You may also send a feature picture, or I can choose one for you.
You can also send your PayPal link for readers to tip you!
A huge thanks to Christiana MacLeod for making the first collaboration a success! You can find her post here.
5 replies to "Autistic Writers Wanted!"
What a great idea! I love reading your blog and look forward to the new posts from different perspectives!
Thank you! I hope this portion of my blog really takes off. Parents want to hear from autistic adults, but we write and read on different platforms. â¤â¤â¤
I’m still trying to find time to write another article for you. We’ve been going through a lot at home with a different school and getting ready for middle school.
On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Not an Autism Mom wrote:
> Not an Autism Mom posted: “Not an Autism Mom is looking for autistic > writers! This is a blog geared toward parents. Many of them have children > with different abilities. Some readers are autism parents. Others have > children with complex medical issues. My own children have a compli” >
Great idea!
All the best to you <3
Vicky
I love this idea!