David Marquiss
@farafieldmedia.bsky.social
Far Afield Media is a Colorado-based neurodiversity consulting and speaking organization focusing on Autism and ADHD in education and the workplace.
Certified neurodiversity coach.
Business inquiries: [email protected]
Certified neurodiversity coach.
Business inquiries: [email protected]
If you're going to embrace being Autistic, and you want to share the Autistic experience, you should be willing to be open about the whole exoerience, good and bad. This gives a broader, clearer picture.
But it's your choice, always. If you aren't comfortable, don't feel forced to do anything.
But it's your choice, always. If you aren't comfortable, don't feel forced to do anything.
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
If you're going to embrace being Autistic, and you want to share the Autistic experience, you should be willing to be open about the whole exoerience, good and bad. This gives a broader, clearer picture.
But it's your choice, always. If you aren't comfortable, don't feel forced to do anything.
But it's your choice, always. If you aren't comfortable, don't feel forced to do anything.
The minor meltdown that comes with finishing a side quest at work with vague instructions that was done wrong because of VAGUE INSTRUCTIONS. #Autism
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The minor meltdown that comes with finishing a side quest at work with vague instructions that was done wrong because of VAGUE INSTRUCTIONS. #Autism
Reposted by David Marquiss
“This IACC is illegitimate and does not represent our community. We do not trust it. We think no one should trust it. ASAN @autisticadvocacy.org will work to hold the government accountable and spread accurate and science-backed information.”
autisticadvocacy.org/2026/02/asan...
#autism
autisticadvocacy.org/2026/02/asan...
#autism
ASAN Alarmed By New Anti-Vaccine IACC Roster - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Formal Language Last Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced 21 new public members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). It is a complete overhaul. No...
autisticadvocacy.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
“This IACC is illegitimate and does not represent our community. We do not trust it. We think no one should trust it. ASAN @autisticadvocacy.org will work to hold the government accountable and spread accurate and science-backed information.”
autisticadvocacy.org/2026/02/asan...
#autism
autisticadvocacy.org/2026/02/asan...
#autism
My son John had a heart transplant at 7 months old. He also has physical and mental disabilities. His ability to work is extremely limited, to the point we weren't sure he'd be able to work. He won't be able to live on his own, so we live together. I'm proud of the man he's becoming.
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
My son John had a heart transplant at 7 months old. He also has physical and mental disabilities. His ability to work is extremely limited, to the point we weren't sure he'd be able to work. He won't be able to live on his own, so we live together. I'm proud of the man he's becoming.
Full moon over an icy Coot Lake, Boulder, CO
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Full moon over an icy Coot Lake, Boulder, CO
I gave April, my son's mom, my word that I would always take care of our kids. I've spent the 3 years since her death doing my best.
The one thing we haven't been able to do is move. We srill live in the aoartment where she died.
I started a GoFundMe to help pay to move into a nice place I found.
The one thing we haven't been able to do is move. We srill live in the aoartment where she died.
I started a GoFundMe to help pay to move into a nice place I found.
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I gave April, my son's mom, my word that I would always take care of our kids. I've spent the 3 years since her death doing my best.
The one thing we haven't been able to do is move. We srill live in the aoartment where she died.
I started a GoFundMe to help pay to move into a nice place I found.
The one thing we haven't been able to do is move. We srill live in the aoartment where she died.
I started a GoFundMe to help pay to move into a nice place I found.
A different link to my GoFundMe. Please take a moment to read our story, share and donate if you can.
gofund.me/578b53a61
gofund.me/578b53a61
Donate to We need help to move, please, organized by David Marquiss
This is me with my son, John. We've lived in the same apartment for 13 years, including al… David Marquiss needs your support for We need help to move, please
gofund.me
February 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
A different link to my GoFundMe. Please take a moment to read our story, share and donate if you can.
gofund.me/578b53a61
gofund.me/578b53a61
My son's mom always told me that my pride got in the way of asking for help, even in the most dire times. I have the opportunity to move both of us into a better apartment, but I need help. Please take a moment to read our story, and I would be deeply appreciative of any help. gofund.me/2c02de4aa
Donate to We need help to move, please, organized by David Marquiss
This is me with my son, John. We've lived in the same apartment for 13 years, including al… David Marquiss needs your support for We need help to move, please
gofund.me
January 31, 2026 at 10:46 PM
My son's mom always told me that my pride got in the way of asking for help, even in the most dire times. I have the opportunity to move both of us into a better apartment, but I need help. Please take a moment to read our story, and I would be deeply appreciative of any help. gofund.me/2c02de4aa
RFK Jr is declaring a fight against Autism. In the words of Capt. Malcolm Reynolds "I aim to misbehave."
January 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
RFK Jr is declaring a fight against Autism. In the words of Capt. Malcolm Reynolds "I aim to misbehave."
One of my first, one of my favorites. Very uncomfortable, I crouched as low as I could down on the tracks to get the angle.
January 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
One of my first, one of my favorites. Very uncomfortable, I crouched as low as I could down on the tracks to get the angle.
Checking in: anybody else having trouble with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria lately?
January 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Checking in: anybody else having trouble with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria lately?
Hey smartwatch users, please take heed of this warning about your data: “...the current administration's spread of misinformation around autism erasure will harm people who are autistic instead of helping them.” @ejwillingham.bsky.social in the latest TPGA newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
"Profound autism" label is profoundly useless
Clustering autistic people under an arbitrary, demeaning label erases their individual humanity and needs.
buttondown.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
What I love most about being neurodivergent is the sense of community. We're all different, we all lresent differently, but we're (for the most part) welcoming to everyone. I want to thank you all for welcoming and accepting me.
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 PM
What I love most about being neurodivergent is the sense of community. We're all different, we all lresent differently, but we're (for the most part) welcoming to everyone. I want to thank you all for welcoming and accepting me.
We should celebrate each others' wins more. Life doesn't have to be a competition.
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
We should celebrate each others' wins more. Life doesn't have to be a competition.
I don't know if I've said this here before, but I don't see neurodivergence as a superpower. Superpowered people don't need naps after a trip to the grocery store.
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I don't know if I've said this here before, but I don't see neurodivergence as a superpower. Superpowered people don't need naps after a trip to the grocery store.
New column up explaining Far Afield Media's shift to neurodiversity advocacy. As always, subscriptions are free.
open.substack.com/pub/farafiel...
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Why the Change?
The evolution of Far Afield Media
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
New column up explaining Far Afield Media's shift to neurodiversity advocacy. As always, subscriptions are free.
open.substack.com/pub/farafiel...
open.substack.com/pub/farafiel...
Reposted by David Marquiss
New research shows that, yet again, self-diagnosed autistic adults aren't giving themselves labels for clicks and giggles, but rather because they KNOW they're autistic AF but can't access a formal diagnosis. From @avanicole23.bsky.social et al:
tinyurl.com/SelfDiagnosedAutistics #neurodiversity
tinyurl.com/SelfDiagnosedAutistics #neurodiversity
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM
New research shows that, yet again, self-diagnosed autistic adults aren't giving themselves labels for clicks and giggles, but rather because they KNOW they're autistic AF but can't access a formal diagnosis. From @avanicole23.bsky.social et al:
tinyurl.com/SelfDiagnosedAutistics #neurodiversity
tinyurl.com/SelfDiagnosedAutistics #neurodiversity
My son and I are watching Wrestlemania I while I give him a history lesson about how it used to be.
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 AM
My son and I are watching Wrestlemania I while I give him a history lesson about how it used to be.
I was writing earlier about my childhood and being undiagnosed Autistic, and I can't state strongly enough how much I despise bullies and bullying.
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I was writing earlier about my childhood and being undiagnosed Autistic, and I can't state strongly enough how much I despise bullies and bullying.
Hiring neurodivergent employees is smart strategy, not charity. I'm working on a presentation I intend to give companies that explains just that.
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Hiring neurodivergent employees is smart strategy, not charity. I'm working on a presentation I intend to give companies that explains just that.
Pre-dating theninvention of Tylenol by around 50,000 years
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Scientists link autism to Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans
Recent research suggests that some of these genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals could be linked to autism spectrum disorder.
www.earth.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Pre-dating theninvention of Tylenol by around 50,000 years
www.earth.com/news/scienti...
www.earth.com/news/scienti...
As the business of Far Afield Media moves toward neurodivergent consulting, advocacy, and speaking, I've made the decision to close farafieldmedia.com as a photography sales and portfolio page. It will return, reflecting the change in business.
Eventually, photography sales will return in some form.
Eventually, photography sales will return in some form.
January 20, 2026 at 7:26 PM
As the business of Far Afield Media moves toward neurodivergent consulting, advocacy, and speaking, I've made the decision to close farafieldmedia.com as a photography sales and portfolio page. It will return, reflecting the change in business.
Eventually, photography sales will return in some form.
Eventually, photography sales will return in some form.
For those who didn't receive the Substack when it was published, here's the big news. Far Afield Media is expanding into neurodiversity consulting and speaking.
Contact david@farafieldmedia for more information.
open.substack.com/pub/farafiel...
Contact david@farafieldmedia for more information.
open.substack.com/pub/farafiel...
For Immediate Release
Far Afield Media Expands into Neurodiversity Speaking and Workplace Consulting
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
For those who didn't receive the Substack when it was published, here's the big news. Far Afield Media is expanding into neurodiversity consulting and speaking.
Contact david@farafieldmedia for more information.
open.substack.com/pub/farafiel...
Contact david@farafieldmedia for more information.
open.substack.com/pub/farafiel...
Another of my favorite shots. Downtown Denver, north of 16th St., gets pretty quiet on a Sunday.
Major announcement coming tomorrow on the future of Far Afield Media.
Major announcement coming tomorrow on the future of Far Afield Media.
January 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Another of my favorite shots. Downtown Denver, north of 16th St., gets pretty quiet on a Sunday.
Major announcement coming tomorrow on the future of Far Afield Media.
Major announcement coming tomorrow on the future of Far Afield Media.