Autistic blogs and organisations

List of autistic bloggers

• Janine Booth – London-based author, trade unionist, poet and mother to autistic sons
• Alex Lowery – autistic speaker in North Wales
• Life With Asperger’s – a blog by an autistic father of two sons
• The Questioning Aspie – an anonymous autistic academic
• Musings of an Aspie – a blog by author Cynthia Kim
• Autism Matters – an academic blog written by Caroline Hearst
• The Autistic Voice – a blog by Sandra Beale-Ellis, an autistic academic at Sheffield Hallam University
• Paul Wady – London-based autistic author of Guerilla Aspies and performer
• Paul Isaacs – UK-based autistic blogger
• Autistic Hoya – Lydia Brown, an autistic blogger in the US
• Asperger Square 8 – a blog by Bev on all things autism and neurodiversity
• The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism – a blog that writes critically about many autistic issues
• Donna Williams – famous autistic campaigner based in Australia
• Wenn Lawson – well-known autistic academic and author in Australia
• Judy Endow – autistic mum, author and activist
• The Autistic Me – in-depth blog by an autistic person in the US
• Ballastexistenz – a blog by Mel (formerly Amanda) Baggs, a famous autistic activist and writer who is nonverbal
• Autistic Not Weird – a blog by Chris Bonnello, an autistic ex-teacher
• Neurowonderful – a Tumblr blog written by an autistic activist in Vancouver, Canada, celebrating neurodiversity
• Paginated Thoughts – a blog from Kit Mead, which discusses autism, mental health and LGBTQIA* issues
• Dean Beadle – autistic blogger, journalist and speaker in the UK
• Zaffy Simone – autistic blogger and artist
• VoiceSpaces – Dr Gill Loomes-Quinn, our Peer Development Worker. Her blog is about advocacy and “voice”
• Autistic and Me – a blog by Magda, an autistic person
• Spaced Out & Smiling – a blog by Jamie Knight, autistic public speaker, writer and web developer
• Damian Milton – autistic academic, consultant and sociologist

List of autistic organisations

• Autistic UK – a national autistic rights organisation
• Autism Women and Non-Binary Network – a group led by autistic women and non-binary people
• Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC) – a group of autistic and non-autistic academics
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) – The US’ largest autistic rights group
• Autscape – an annual autistic-led retreat that takes place in the UK
• Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh (AMASE) – a local autistic people’s organisation in Edinburgh
• Autistic Rights Group Highland (ARGH) – an autistic people’s organisation in the Scottish Highlands
• Autistic Inclusive Meets (AIM) – a London-based autistic-led organisation
• National Autistic Taskforce
• Autistic Nottingham – an autistic and neurodivergent-led advocacy service working in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire