Heroes take action. This truth draws readers to comic books. In Face Value Comics, our hero evolves his social awareness and sensory coping skills to overcome his clinical expressions of autism. His greatest friend remains a loyal bio-droid, T.E.S.S. She, too, changes and matures. Sky Owens created the image of T.E.S.S. as this blog post's …
This sentence disappears in my blog. Why? Happy National Superhero Day! This is the ONE time we can use “superhero” without copyright infringement. Did you know that DC and Marvel Comics jointly share the copyright on a word: “superhero?” Today, I’m teaching you how to use your own new superpower, one that functions like x-ray …
Continue reading Do. You. Want. To. Play. A. Game, Superheroes?
Are you Yup, I’ve whitewashed this blog post with a secret message! We’re going Ready? to play a game, too. What kind of game? Well, I already gave you a clue… Grab your pencils, and let’s do this thing! Have you ever seen a white raven? If …
Continue reading Wanna Make a Comic Book? My Invite, Please RSVP
Autism & Comic Books are a large part of my identity. We may have these things in common...
To be better #autism advocates, let's 1st remember to be our best selves.
January 19, 2017 Betsy Devos’ nomination and (likely) confirmation as Secretary of Education ushers in a new era of autism advocacy. Many autism advocates malign Ms. Devos’ inexperience, lucrative political campaign contributions, and misunderstanding of IDEA. However, I welcome these obvious flaws to a candidate overseeing (autism) education. History is on our side. Specifically, I …
Everyone wants acceptance, but what does AUTISM acceptance look like? Will we recognize it? Let's set goals!
Setting 2017 Writing Goals and More, Despite/With Autism, and Open Invitation to Readers
Be proactive with home safety, because neither autism nor tragedy take holidays. #FireDrill
Dear Congressmen Doyle and Smith, and Respected Members of the U.S. Congressional Autism Caucus: I write to you as an autism self-advocate. While my local representative, Congressman Mike Doyle (Co-Chair), and I met this summer, I bring new concerns to you all. Recently, price spikes of certain prescription medicines caused alarm from the economic and …
Autism at Face Value 