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ALT Alt text: "Navigating with Niko banner featuring three photos of a person with long hair. Text reads: 'What Happens When Disabled Wisdom Disappears? Preserving Disability Stories, Learning from Disabled Elders' by Niko Boskovic. Website link and logos for Autism Empowerment and Spectrum Life included."
ALT Graphic shows two hands making a heart and a quote from Karen Krejcha, Founder of Autism Empowerment. We're not serving the 1 in 31, we're serving the 1 in 1.
ALT Stylized digital illustration of a teal-haired woman breaking through a gray stone wall. She wears a blue shirt and has vibrant rainbow-colored wings, symbolizing freedom and neurodivergent identity. Above her, bold white text reads: "Instead of seeing a struggling kid with unmet needs, I was blamed, shamed, and punished… and it wrecked me." Smaller text below says: "In a new Asking Autistics column, Lyric Rivera shares their experience of being misunderstood and mistreated for being NeuroDivergent." The bottom of the image reads: "Spectrum Life."
ALT Colorful promotional graphic for the AE Neurodivergent Creators Collective kickoff meeting replay. The background is divided into teal, beige, and purple sections. At the center, there’s a rainbow-colored infinity symbol with creative icons representing art, music, and film. Bold yellow and white text reads: "AE Neurodivergent Creators Collective – Kickoff Meeting Replay Available." At the bottom, small white text links to the replay website: AutismEmpowerment.org/AENCC.
ALT Gradient blue-to-purple background with logos for Autism Empowerment, Spectrum Life Magazine, Autism Serves – Helping Hands, and Ambassador for Acceptance of All Abilities. A rainbow infinity symbol is centered at the top. Text reads: “April is Autism Acceptance Month — a time that can bring up a wide range of emotions for Autistic and neurodivergent people and those who love and support them. We see you. We honor your experience. Whether you're celebrating, educating, resting, or just trying to get through it… You matter.” Hashtags at the bottom: #AutismEmpowerment #SpectrumLife.
ALT Pictures of various covers of Spectrum Life Magazine from Autism Empowerment. To read the new Spring 2025 issue, visit https://www.spectrumlife.org/spring2025.
ALT Picture of Lyric Rivera, an autistic person with teal hair and brown eyes. Graphic says "#AskingAutistics by Lyric Rivera. Do You Feel Emotionally Safe Asking for Help?" https://www.spectrumlife.org/blog/asking-autistics-do-you-feel-emotionally-safe-asking-for-help
ALT Picture shows the cover of Spectrum Life Magazine (from Autism Empowerment) from Summer 2024 featuring a black mom and daughter sitting on the beach in swimsuits. The mom is kissing the daughter. The cover article is Do Others Even Want To Understand Me? https://www.spectrumlife.org/summer2024
ALT The Summer 2024 issue of Spectrum Life Magazine from Autism Empowerment is now available. Cover photo shows a mom and daughter in their swimsuits at the beach. Cover article is Do Others Even Want to Understand Me? Insights on the responsibility for society to understand Autistic people. https://www.spectrumlife.org/summer2024
ALT Winter 2023 Cover of Spectrum Life Magazine featuring HOOP.CAMP's 30th Anniversary. Founder Steve Garrity, former professional basketball player is pictured with one of players. www.spectrumlife.org/winter2023
ALT Zoom Autism Magazine, a nonprofit program of Autism Empowerment is seeking autistic adults around the globe to share their experiences for our Autism Around the World issue. Please email [email protected] by 10/16/2023 for details. Paid opportunity for those selected. #AskingAutistics
ALT Illustration by Rebecca Burgess is of Karen Krejcha, a multi-faceted autistic woman who, along with her husband John, has been running autistic-led nonprofit Autism Empowerment for the past 12 years. Karen is a former professional athlete who toured with the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour in the 1990s. The graphic shows a n illustration of a redheaded woman with wavy hair, brown eyes and a big welcoming smile. She is wearing a purple shirt. In the graphic are various snippets of Karen's life including a bowling ball and pins, a picture of a magazine to represent her as editor of Spectrum Life Magazine, a microphone to represent her podcast and voice over acting work, a detective hat because she loves reading mysteries, a cross, and a graphic for her personal consulting business, Spectrum of Voices. At the top is a quote from the article, "I define being successful as loving myself for who I am." Read more at: https://www.spectrumlife.org/blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-karen-krejcha
ALT Zula is a feisty, sweet and sometimes snarky medium hair calico cat lounging on red recliner with soft red blanket and red and black heart striped pillow.
ALT Meteorologists Dave Hamrick and Jim Cantore together. Dave Hamrick is quoted for Zoom Autism Magazine saying "I enjoy the science of meteorology and being able to use my interests I've had since childhood."
ALT Covers of Fall 2022 Spectrum Life Magazine featuring Niko Boskovic a blonde 21 year old Slavic young man with brown eyes holding a letterboard. Other cover is Zoom Autism Magazine featuring Lee Chambers, a British black entrepreneur with glasses wearing a tuxedo and holding two awards.
