Autism in Social Media

Want to see what living with autism is like?  Many families, researchers, and self-advocates have produced internet content describing the symptoms of autism and what living with autism is like.  We enthusiastically encourage you to search out and listen to those stories!  They will show you how diverse people on the spectrum are and teach you about how autistic people experience the world.  To get you started, we have curated a collection of videos and other social media featuring content from autistic creators.  Please see the videos below to learn what everyday life is like for autistic people!

YouTube:

• Autism Speaks produced an interview series called “Adulting on the Spectrum” that features different adults with ASD discussing their lives and backgrounds.
• In a TED Talk called “What its really like to have autism”, Ethan Lisi talks about his personal experience with autism.
• Software tester Lars Lars Johansson-Kjellerød discusses the positive potential of people with ASD in a TED Talk called “Embrace the potential of Autism.”
• Author and motivational speaker Kerry Magro presents a TED Talk about growing up with ASD called “What happens to children with autism when they become adults?”
• In a TED Talk titled “Invisible diversity: a story of undiagnosed autism,” writer Carrie Beckwith-Fellows describes her life after being diagnosed with ASD at 35 years old and the social strategies that girls sometimes use to hide their ASD.
• Musician Elisabeth Wiklander describes the confusion she experienced growing up with undiagnosed ASD in her TED Talk, “Neurodiversity – the key that unlocked my world.”
• Doctor Sarai Pahla talks about her adventures in dating in her TED Talk “Women and autism. Towards a better understanding.”

Websites:

• Finding Cooper’s Voice: The Secret World of Autism. A website created by Kate Swenson, a mother to an autistic child.  She discusses her family’s journey and how she learned to connect with her son.

Website: https://www.findingcoopersvoice.com/

TikTok:

If you would like to learn more about ASD on social media, consider following these creators on Tiktok:

• paigelayle
  • In particular, consider watching Paige’s videos on:
    • ASD in girls part 1 ASD in Girls, Part 1 and Part 3

Instagram:

• Findingcoopersvoice

Mom and best-selling author Kate Swenson offers a glimpse into raising an autistic kid.