by Carly Fulgham | Apr 27, 2020 | Newsletter
Friday night, March 27th, I told my husband, “If I get COVID-19 and have to be hospitalized, don’t tell them I have Autism.” The next morning I woke up angry that I had to say that so close to the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. March 12th...
by Carly Fulgham | Aug 14, 2018 | Education
Motherhood was a dream I gave up on in my twenties. Not because I no longer wanted children, but because I couldn’t imagine being responsible for another person when I could barely take care of myself. I had hit the bottom. I could eat, sleep, get groceries, watch tv...
by Carly Fulgham | Nov 9, 2016 | Newsletter
The last civil rights battle just got harder. You may think I mean the fight for equal pay for women, or equal protection under the law for nonwhite races, or the right to marriage for our LGBTQ community. Yes, their struggle may now be more difficult, but I’m...
by Carly Fulgham | Nov 1, 2016 | Newsletter
If you were to meet me at work, you would think I’m just like everyone else. But I am autistic. I cringe at loud noises and my eyes often dart around to track all movement around me. When I am looking at you, I am not usually making eye contact — I am reading your...
by Carly Fulgham | Jan 26, 2016 | Education
I am a child of the 1980s. I watched the first season of Nickelodeon. I ate Kraft cheese and Oscar Meyer b-o-l-o-g-n-a on Wonder Bread sandwiches every day. I saw every Molly Ringwald movie. I saw New Kids on the Block when they were still opening for Tiffany. I was...
