Ben’s Blog

One of my worst fears is how I will end up as an adult—will I be a thoughtful caring person or a selfish spoiled annoying one? This fear is rooted deeply in how I ...

      May 11, 2021 Autism is overrepresented as a problem, as a barrier, as a setback. As something that should be seen as something to be ashamed of, that they should try ...

Learning to Embrace Who I am By Ben Levin I’ve spent years being ashamed of myself—who I am, what I am. “And what are you?” you might ask. Well, I am autistic. For years I’ve ...

Weekly Theme: Ben’s favorite topics to write about  Sunday: Overview for the Week I think it was around a year ago that I first realized that there were four subjects that I wrote about ...

To my fourteen-year-old self, Today, some day in September of eighth grade at your new school, you are going to get into an argument with Connor Hughes about whether or not you can recover ...

Hi, it’s Ben, and I wanted to talk about something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Sometimes, when you are autistic, it can be incredibly challenging to handle yourself. Some days, especially when ...

Why We Autistic Individuals Do Some of the Things We Do Sometimes especially when I’m working on something challenging, I can get very overstimulated. Often, I end up doing things that I’m self-conscious about, ...

I’ve spent years being ashamed of myself—who I am, what I am. “And what are you?” you might ask. Well, I am autistic. For years I’ve felt that having this part of my identity ...