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Home / autism

Sensory: Life on the Spectrum An Autistic Comic Anthology

Jan. 17, 2023 by Guest

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By Soph Myers-Kelley   Referencing Autism Connections, the prevalence of autism in the United States is estimated at 1 in 44 births (CDC, 2021). More than 5.4 million Adults in the U.S., or 2.2 percent of the U.S. population, are on the autism spectrum (CDC and Disability Scoop, 2020), and about 1 percent of the world population has autism (CDC, 2014). These numbers are likely on the lower side, as many autistic people don’t have access to diagnosis due to a lack of insurance or aren’t evaluated appropriately for autism due to inappropriate stereotypes about their gender, race, or age. The stigma… Read More

Tags: autism, autism spectrum

Something Different About Dad

Jan. 12, 2023 by Guest

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Review by Soph Myers-Kelley   Something Different About Dad by Kirsti Evans (illustrated by John Swogger) is a book meant to help educate children between 7 to 15 years of age who might be confused or frustrated with the differences they notice in an adult they know or live with who is autistic. I was especially interested in reading it as a late diagnosed autistic and ADHD person. This kind of content is important- especially when it covers aspects of the relationship that a child might find negative AND the parts that are positive. Often autism is portrayed as an… Read More

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My Life Beyond Autism – A Mayo Clinic Patient Story

Jan. 3, 2023 by Guest

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How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual

Dec. 15, 2022 by Guest

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Guest Review by Maren Kyle   How to be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess is a charmingly illustrated coming-of-age story about being asexual and learning about what that meant for the author as they grew up and began to navigate platonic and romantic relationships. Each chapter tells part of the author’s story, from high school through young adulthood, and then ends with an infographic or vignette that covers terminology, pride flags, pop culture representation, and microaggressions. For example, early on Burgess defines asexuality (Ace for short) as “having a lack of sexual attraction.”  There is… Read More

Tags: Ace, asexual identity, autism, eating disorder, mental health, OCD

Atrium: Graphic

Mar. 21, 2013 by Comic Nurse

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Atrium is the report of the Northwestern Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program Graphic, Issue 10, Spring 2012 was guest co-edited by Catherine Belling and MK Czerwiec, full PDF of  issue available here. Table of contents: The View from the Spectrum: The Challenges of Picturing Autism in Comics Form by Courrney Angermeier and Jeff Benham Aggression Management Manga: An Interview with Rinko Endo by MK Czerwiec Monsters and the Ghosts of PubMed by Alice Dreger Picture This: Illustrating the Future of HIPAA Docukents by Leah Eisenberg and Rose Anderon Saving Grace: Teaching about Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Using Comic Form (in… Read More

Tags: Alice Dreger, Alison Bechdel, Anderson, Angermeier, Atrium, autism, Benham, breast cancer, cancer, Channell, Eisenberg, female genital mutilation, FGM, HIPAA, Iain Purdue, Ian Williams, Kaplan-Weinger, Lucy Lyons, manga, Michael Oldani, monsters, Nigeria, Northwestern Medical Humanities and Bioethics, PubMed, Rinko Endo, Riva Lehrer, Rodriguez, Salubi

No Life Lessons Here: Comics, Autism, and Empathetic Scholarship

Aug. 17, 2012 by Comic Nurse

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No Life Lessons Here: Comics, Autism, and Empathetic Scholarship Sara Birge, Pennsylvania State University Disability Studies Quarterly Abstract: Comics, a relatively understudied medium for representations of disability, have enormous potential for providing important critical perspectives in disability studies. This article examines two recent comics that portray individuals with autism: The Ride Together by Paul and Judy Karasik and Circling Normal, a compilation of the comic strip Clear Blue Water by Karen Montague-Reyes. I argue that these comics’ unique narrative geometries make them ideally suited for depicting cognitive disabilities in the nuanced context of embodied life. Through their reworking of stereotypes and their unique portrayals of autism, Circling… Read More

Tags: autism, comics, disability, Disability Studies Quarterly, empathy, Penn State, Sara Birge

The Facts in the Case of Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Jul. 24, 2012 by Ian Williams

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Our intrepid cartoonist and ex mental health worker uncovers the facts behind the scandalous meeja frenzy surrounding Andrew Wakefield’s spurious claims of autism and crohn’s disease caused by the MMR jab. You can view the web comic at Darryl Cunningham’s site here.

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The Ride Together

Jul. 21, 2012 by Ian Williams

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I really, really like this book. It is only half a graphic novel: chapters alternate between text and comics, Judy taking care of the prose, Paul the strips. I am an old, world weary cynic, but this book tugs at my corroded heart strings. Warm and happy and sad and gentle, it is the story of Paul and Judy’s elder brother Dave, who has autism. Dave is loved by his family  but can be a handful, violent at times and the book follows the families attempts to find Dave an appropiate caring community in which he can live, be himself… Read More

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