A two-panel meme featuring a young man speaking into a microphone on stage. Top panel: The man is mid-speech, gesturing with his hands, with the text: “Autistic voices are welcome.” Bottom panel: The same man stands silently at the microphone with a visible “MUTED” icon near his face. The text reads: “As long as they don’t challenge who holds authority. When autistic people critique ABA, we are not debating methods. We are demanding to be heard.” At the bottom of the image, on a black background, the phrase “Live Life Authentically” appears, followed by “© 2026 Scott R. Frasard, PhD.”

A split-panel meme contrasting how credibility is assigned. The top panel shows a non-autistic researcher in a lab setting holding a clipboard, with the text: “Non-autistic Researcher: ‘Based on my observations…’” and the word “Credible” in green. The bottom panel shows an autistic person sitting alone and looking down, with the text: “Autistic person: ‘Based on my experience…’” and the word “Biased” in red. At the bottom, a bold tagline reads: “When experience is dismissed, power is protected.” A footer reads “Live Life Authentically” and “© 2026 Scott R. Frasard, PhD.”

A split-panel meme contrasting sources of knowledge. On the left, a stack of academic journals is stamped with a green “APPROVED” seal, with the text: “Peer-reviewed journal = knowledge.” On the right, an open hand is marked with a large red X, with the text: “Autistic lived experience = opinion.” At the bottom, in bold yellow text: “(According to who?)” A black footer reads “Live Life Authentically” and “© 2026 Scott R. Frasard, PhD.”

The proof copy of my newest book arrived today! I’ll be spending the next several days scrutinizing it and making revisions to my manuscript in preparation for publication.

Stay tuned for information on how to get your own copy (print and ebook).

I’m going to be reopening my Etsy store in the next month. I’m considering adding these to my lineup of nature-themed of products.

What are your thoughts?

If contributing isn’t possible, sharing encouragement or simply continuing to engage with this work means just as much. I’m extremely grateful for the support, the dialogue, and the community that has formed around these ideas.

Thank you!!!

If you’ve been following this work and believe in what I’m trying to do, I could use a bit of help getting it across the finish line. I’ve set up a small GoFundMe to support final production costs, including proofing, formatting, and publication expenses. You can access it here: gofund.me/1dd773f76

I should receive my proof copy in the next week or two. I’ll be carefully reviewing it to making final refinements and preparing it for release.

This book has been a long time in the making. It reflects years of thinking, questioning, writing, advocating, and, at times, pushing against systems that are not always easy to challenge. Getting to this stage feels less like a finish line and more like a turning point.

I’ve officially submitted the manuscript for publication, and my proof copy is on its way. Seeing this project move from idea to something tangible has been both surreal and deeply affirming.

I’m excited to share a small but meaningful milestone in the journey of my book, Burning the Behaviorist Blueprint: Exposing and Dismantling the ABA Empire.

Maybe it’s something sitting unused that could become part of something much bigger.

👉 Send me your trade idea. Let’s make the next move happen.

#AutisticExchangeProject #TradeNow #NextStep

Still available… but not for long 🔁

The current trade set is ready for its next home:
Hydration. Preparation. Everyday life.

I know someone out there is holding the next step—the item that keeps this moving.

Maybe it’s you.

Trust me…

You’re going to be excited when you see what it is. 👀✨

This project keeps gaining momentum, and each trade is getting us closer to something life-changing.

Stay tuned.
The reveal is coming soon.

#AutisticExchangeProject #AACAccess #AutisticAdvocacy #TradeUp

I can’t share the details just yet, as I’m waiting until both parties safely receive their items (because integrity matters in every exchange). But the moment everything is confirmed, I’ll post the full reveal.

A seriously exciting leap toward our ultimate goal: securing and donating an AAC device to a non-speaking autistic person.

And let me just say this…

This one is a BIG move forward.

🚨🔥 THE SECOND TRADE HAS BEEN MADE! 🔥🚨

It’s official! The next step in the Autistic Exchange Project journey is complete.

Trade #2 is DONE.

A vertical cosmic-themed meme with a deep purple and blue star-filled background. White text at the top reads, “ABA is evidence-based,” followed by “ABA is widely used,” and “ABA is institutionally protected.” Below, the text continues, “None of that answers whether it is just.” At the bottom of the image, a glowing human profile faces left with a radiant, galaxy-like brain emitting light. A black footer bar reads, “Live Life Âuthentically,” followed by “© 2026 Scott R. Frasard, PhD.”

Message me if you think you might be the next trade. Let’s keep this moving.

#AutisticExchangeProject

Tools. Tech. Gear. Collectibles. Services. Skills. Anything that helps level this up.

If you’ve got something that could move this forward, I want to hear from you. Don’t overthink it. This is about momentum.

Your trade doesn’t need to be sentimental. It doesn’t need a backstory. It just needs value. Something that can help move this exchange closer to an AAC device.

This book just happens to be the current step. And now it’s ready to move again.

I am looking for the next trade!!! Who's in?

That story matters, but it isn’t the point.

The point of this project is simple: to trade up until I can secure an AAC device for someone who needs it. Every exchange is a step toward that goal.

The Autistic Exchange Project update you’ve been waiting for!

I traded a pair of old hinges for a book. Thank you, Ellie Eastlund!

If you’ve been quietly watching, wondering whether to step forward, this is the invitation.

The first exchange has taken place.

👀 Any guesses?

I’m taking a day or two to write about why this trade matters before sharing the full story.

This isn’t about flipping objects. It’s about trust, creativity, and collective belief in what we can build together.

Something meaningful just changed hands.

The first trade in the #AutisticExchangeProject is complete... and I’m holding the item now!

A four-panel “expanding brain” meme on a black background. Each panel shows a side profile of a human head with a brain that becomes progressively brighter and more electrified. Panel one shows a dim blue brain with the text, “I’m trying to understand the official report.” Panel two shows a more active brain with glowing areas and the text, “I’m watching footage that contradicts it.” Panel three shows an even brighter brain with warm light and the text, “I’m feeling the weight of another life lost.” Panel four shows an intensely glowing, lightning-filled brain with the text, “My nervous system can’t unhear this.” Below the panels, a caption reads, “Autistic processing isn’t about overreaction — it’s cognitive dissonance experienced as pain.” At the bottom are the words “Live Life Authentically” and a copyright line reading “© 2026 Scott R. Frasard, PhD.”

Given the recent shootings that have taken place in Minnesota, I wanted to express something that has been on my mind.

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Thank you again to the anonymous donor, and to everyone who has read, shared, reflected, or engaged with this work. That support matters more than you may realize.