About Aspergian Journal
About Me
My name is Connor and I am the founder and digital creator of the Aspergian Journal.
I am an autistic person with Asperger’s Syndrome and have over thirty years of life experience and I want to make an impact on this drive or mission to greater acceptance and empowerment for the autistic community by sharing my insights and views on a wide range of topics that does affect every person on the autistic spectrum.
From growing up in an autism specialist school as a child and going through years of bullying and adversities in mainstream schooling, I have always had this desire or determination to prove people wrong and being proactive in that pursuit, even though I was unsure many times of what the path would look like.
Eventually, I went to college and university studying business and initially trained as an accountant through AAT and gaining experience in completing a number of different workplaces. After some bad experiences in work and struggling to compete for a job in the industry to the point where I fell out of the love for the job, the idea creation for the Aspergian Journal was founded.
Over the course of my life, the one reality I have found is that the world will not change entirely to suit autistic people and it is about creating a balance between developing ourselves as individuals to get through life and never forget who we are. The vision for the Aspergian Journal is simple: “Building a supportive and collaborative community and promoting autism advocacy through creative empowerment and inspiration.”
Aspergian Journal
The Aspergian Journal is a digital platform that is about taking a different approach to raising awareness, positivity and acceptance for people of the autistic spectrum and people with other neurodiversity traits, with the aim of closing the invisible divide in our society through delivering informative and entertaining content. It is also about creating an equilibrium between developing ourselves as individuals to get through life and never forget who we are and embrace our indifferences as one supportive and collaborative community.
The word ‘Aspergian’ describes a person who identifies themselves to have Asperger’s Syndrome, like myself, but it is not commonly used amongst the autistic community. Despite this description, I want the Aspergian Journal and the ‘Aspergian’ brand to reach out to all individuals who are on the autistic spectrum or have other neurodiverse traits, to accept and embrace that neurodiverse people are just as unique as individuals as neurotypical people are; i.e. those who are non-autistic.
Even though nowadays the knowledge for autism is greater than it was decades ago, but it can still feel like it goes in one ear and out the other ear when it comes to talking to neurotypical people about autism acceptance and empowerment. This is why I am taking a different approach with creating entertaining and informative content about autism advocacy whilst showcasing certain hobbies and interests that other people can relate to.
Mission Statement:
“Autism Advocacy through creative empowerment and inspiration.”
Core Principles:
1. Authenticity and Compassion
Honouring the true, unfiltered voices of the autistic community. Expression is not measured by conformity, but by courage and kindness. Uplifting the positive autistic narratives with dignity and acknowledging that every autistic story is unique.
2. Community over Comparison
Establishing a safe haven where neurodivergent minds thrive together in collaboration, not in isolation. Challenging the adverse and biased perceptions that society gives autistic people and showcase the gifts and attributes that autism brings to the world.
3. Advocacy with Integrity
Advocating boldly and unapologetically for autistic people, whilst maintaining empathy and recognising the benefits for other neurodiverse people. Change and wisdom is founded in truth, guided by care and delivered through inspiration.
4. Empowerment through Creativity
Using one’s experiences of living an autistic life to showcase the empowerment autistic people do possess when knowing how to use it productively. All Content and platforms used all pride on accessibility, upholding transparency and exceeding expectations.
Meet The Aspergian Eagle
The glorious mascot of the Aspergian Journal.
The image of the flying bird that is not only simplistic in its design but symbolic in its significance. When it comes to understanding the symbolic meaning of an eagle, there are many characteristics of the bird that can relatable with the traits that autistic people can or have the potential of having when striving on their journeys of personal development.
These characteristics range from: having wisdom, intuition, leadership, freedom, strength, courage, hope, resilience, and vision, amongst many more. Based on the adversities and challenges that autistic people go through in life, it takes a massive amount of strength, courage, hope, wisdom and resilience to overcome those challenges and come out swinging as stronger and confident people.
Also, autistic people do have the intuition and vision to be able to spot details and senses that neurotypical people would not find so easily and can develop leadership abilities, as they have the humility, empathy, mannerism and determined mindset to build themselves towards the lives and goals they want to lead and succeed.
Being in nature is one of the most profound remedies for one’s health and wellbeing, which one of the many aspects that the Aspergian Journal wants to be an advocate for and putting autistic people at the centre of promoting mental harmony and physical wellness. That is where the idea of creating a logo of an eagle that people can feel emotionally connected to but also demonstrate the powerful affirmations in its nature.
When seeing the eagle gliding through different variations of weather conditions whilst oozing sheer confidence and eyes focused on the journey ahead and not looking back, whilst not let anything or anyone, even gravity, stop the eagle in its tracks on its journey. This philosophy can also be applied to autistic people as they try to grow as unique individuals and thrive for greater success.
Aspergian Eagle Trailer
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