Tag: autism

Always Disabled: Navigating Grief over a Lost Childhood

Child holding a bear mask over her face.

“I feel like I’ve lost my childhood to my disability.” I’ve read this haunting sentence multiple times on social media. I’ve also heard it from the mouths of disabled people in real life. So many of us relate to the feeling of never having experienced a normal childhood. Some have spent the majority of their formative […]

Me, Autism, and the Efforts to Cure Us

Vials and beakers of various sizes.

I lived for 15 years without having a clue about my autism. It was only after a series of life-threatening mental health crises- and my parents writing down pages upon pages of possible autism symptoms of mine—that anyone was willing to screen me for it. Even after all signs pointed towards autism, I still had […]

Don’t Pray for Me: Disabilities and the Christian Church

Woman in a black dress has a her hands pressed together in prayer

I will always remember the first time someone prayed for my disability to go away. It was like a slap in the face. After all, I’d made myself vulnerable by telling a complete stranger something so personal to me, only for them to tell me to just try harder. At the time I hadn’t received […]

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay: a One Year Tribute

Image description: There are three characters standing in front of a tree. On the left is Genevieve in a black ankle-length dress with a wide skirt and black heels, in the middle is Nicholas in a black suit, pants, and tie with black dress shoes, and on the right is Matilda in a black sweater […]

Sia’s New Film Is Anything But a ‘Loveletter’ to the Disability Community

Back in November, we covered the trailer of Sia’s upcoming movie, Music, following its explosive controversy. Then, the artist’s main response to criticism was telling audiences, “you can’t criticize me until you watch the movie.” So we watched it. Two weeks earlier, however, the Golden Globes announced that they nominated the film for two awards. […]

JK Rowling, Autism, and Getting to ‘Pick Your Gender’

Happy Pride month, Cripple Magazine readers! While many of us will not be attending Pride events this year, I hope that each of you is able to celebrate and uplift the LGBTQ+ community in your own way while staying safe. This Pride month, children’s author JK Rowling was called out for liking, retweeting, and making […]

What Non-Autistics Don’t Understand About Autism

I hung out with two autistic children today (Jane, 5 and Harry, 7) and realized a few things. I spent an hour or so playing Minecraft with Harry and talking with Jane about how excited she is to be having a baby sister come this weekend. I told their mom (my godmother) that I simply […]