together, we celebrate the every day and ever global reality of lives affected by autism.
this week on autism articulated:
meet kate swenson
"Raising a child with special needs is incredibly isolating. And I don’t just mean the physical side…the struggle to leave the house and go places. Yes, that’s a big part of it. But the emotional side is even more isolating. When Cooper was younger I had very few people that understood what I was going through."
Chulayo Mthembu is a mother of two based in Durban, South Africa. Her son, Agape, has autism and since his diagnosis, she has championed autism awareness and disability inclusion both in her community and online (follow @ChulayoM on Twitter!)