Category: Cara’s Art Corner

Big News!

Posted on March 22, 2023 by

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So the big news is I was selected to be in The Art Of Neurodiversity Conference Art Virtual Gallery that is on Friday, April 14th recently and I’m so excited I found out about this back in December from one of my good friends… Continue Reading “Big News!”

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Updates with Me and My Journey, And How My Passions Have Got Me Through Challenging Times

Posted on February 21, 2023 by

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By Cara Difiore Hi everyone! I feel like it’s been a hot min since I’ve been on here which I’m not apologizing for. I wanted to come back on here and blog about the update on me, my book, my artistic journey, what I’ve… Continue Reading “Updates with Me and My Journey, And How My Passions Have Got Me Through Challenging Times”

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Cara’s Art Corner: Disney World Virtual Trip

Posted on January 22, 2022 by

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By Cara Difiore Cara is our Art Director for The Newsmakers and Autisticana. She experiences our trip, then draws a beautiful illustration of her adventure. She is very talented and utilizes all sorts of mediums in her artistic expression! Here is the artwork she… Continue Reading “Cara’s Art Corner: Disney World Virtual Trip”

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Cara’s Art Corner:

Posted on December 10, 2021 by

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By Cara Difiore Creating art has always been a great pastime for me. Not only do I enjoy doing it, but I was also good at it and that made it even more fun. As I grew a bit older, it was my best… Continue Reading “Cara’s Art Corner:”

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A Blog About Autistic Interests
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have intense interests or fixations. This blog is a space for young adults to showcase their interests, thereby providing a medium for their voices to be heard. All of the interest posts are written by autistic people, with commentary from Dr. Christine Grimaldi.

Many of our interests are drawn from pop culture and contemporary media; this includes franchises such as Marvel, Pokémon, and Lego. Certain media or topics seem to draw particular attention from autistic audiences, but special interests can also cover other topics — for example, science or history.