If you've Googled "bullying and autism" at 11pm with your heart still racing from whatever you just found out — whether your child told you outright, or you pieced it together from a mark you noticed, a meltdown that didn't add up, or a note from school — you've probably landed on the same three pieces of advice every time: teach him social skills, build her resilience, talk to the teacher. I want to say clearly upfront — that advice isn't wrong, and I'm not here to talk you

If you're a "special" mom like me, chances are someone has sent you a video, a Facebook post, or a testimonial about stem cell therapy "curing" autism. Maybe it was a fellow parent in a support group, or maybe it was an ad that showed up right when you were feeling most desperate for answers. I get it — when it comes to our kids, we'll look into almost anything that gives us hope. But before any of us spend our hard-earned savings (we're talking ₱250,000 to over ₱1,000,000, o

If you've read before one of these roundups about famous people with autism, you know the formula: a list of names, a one-line "fun fact," a feel-good close about how autism is basically a superpower. You finish it knowing nothing useful and feeling vaguely like you were sold something. This post is trying to do something different. For each person below, I dug into when they were diagnosed, how (a doctor's referral? their own research? a relative's diagnosis that made them

If you've spent any time in autism parenting spaces, you've seen them everywhere: puzzle pieces on car magnets, rainbow infinity signs on t-shirts, blue ribbons during April. But what do these symbols actually mean? And why do some of them spark heated debate within the autism community? As a parent navigating this world, it helps to know the backstory before you slap a symbol on your bumper, your kid's birthday banner, or your Instagram bio. Here's a guide to the most common