May 1st, 2016|
It was fantastic to see ANCA Naturally Autistic in L.A. today on the 'Big Screen.' In the midst of a turbulent year the Life Fest Film Fest chose to screen the fantastic and wonderfully calming 60 minute documentary “Connected: A Film About Autistic People” directed by Sonia Suvagau, executive produced by Charlie and Leonora Collura
April 24th, 2016|
I was reminded of this in a very BIG way in the months and weeks leading up to OUR 2016 AutismHWY Chalk Festival in downtown Covina. Our 6th annual event that has grown from a small core group of 25 to a beloved annual gathering for hundreds of people, an entity all it's own. As if it
April 21st, 2016|
OUR 6th Annual AutismHWY Chalk Festival....FULL OF Ooooo's and Ahhhh's, X's and O's... JUST Hit Play...and listen to Susan Sheller's "If I Can Feel IT" while you view our 2016 photo gallery!.... Isabel sums it ALL up beautifully!! Marcella Swett's Best of Show "PRO" Best of Show by a Non pro?
March 26th, 2016|
Art is authentic. It communicates, it calms, it vanquishes...it can do just about whatever you need it to. That is why ART is truly crucial to all people even if they are often unaware of it. Sometimes people feel they "own Art" as if they were the first person to put paint on a child's fingertips or
March 14th, 2016|
While we have come so far, blazing forward with the information that Autistic people need to be heard. We have also hit brick walls trying to create these 'inroads' to listening within our own community of Autism 'stakeholders.' When I say stakeholders I naturally refer to Autistic people, parents and loved ones of Autistic people and the professionals working within the
March 8th, 2016|
Our 5th 'Making Friends with Autism' coloring book is a culmination of fantastic friends that love Art and Autism. Friends that want the world to be a more respectful and inclusive place for Autistic people. Cheers to THAT and to always following your HeART... Nekea Blageov 9 International artists, just a few of our
February 18th, 2016|
That 'call-out' no one wants. When a friend or group of friends and/or acquaintances feel badly about something you have done. It eventually happens to all of us and most likely does not feel good. Learning that something you have said or done has harmed others, hurts and is never a nice thing. None of us are perfect and we all
February 7th, 2016|
Ah ha moments. We all have them everyday in life. Big ones and little ones. Happy and sad moments, moments ripe with epic wins and moments rife with epic loss. Life is "full of it!" ALL of it. Being human is extremely hard, at times it can be easy but, most often it is a big and wonderful mess. Life
January 13th, 2016|
There is a distinct Autistic learning flow. Go with it. That's what we believe. If something is clogging that flow, define and understand why things are not flowing for your Autistic loved one. Respect what you are verbally OR non-verbally being told and build ways to slip past the barrier in your current, current. There is always a fluid
January 5th, 2016|
...it must be a 'good thing'... I guess I never really noticed "The Mighty" website as it built up their disability community writings and subsequent following. When I started seeing people excitedly sharing their work there I thought it MUST be a good thing. When I went to the mighty site for my first time, I looked
