Bened Life Blog - Neurodiversity

Rose's experience with PS128 and Neuralli

My Experience with PS128: Rose’s Neuralli Story

Hey there! I’m Rose*, and I’m an autistic woman with a passion for travel. I was pretty skeptical at first about PS128, but here we are, six months later, and I...

My Experience with PS128: Rose’s Neuralli Story

Hey there! I’m Rose*, and I’m an autistic woman with a passion for travel. I was pretty skeptical at first about PS128, but here we are, six months later, and I...

Travel day tips for autistic people

An Autistic Person’s Guide to Travel (Airline S...

By: Rose Lauren, Bened Life Neurodiversity & Disability Specialist Now that you’ve used Part 1 of this guide to prep for travel, you are ready to go! In this post, you will...

An Autistic Person’s Guide to Travel (Airline S...

By: Rose Lauren, Bened Life Neurodiversity & Disability Specialist Now that you’ve used Part 1 of this guide to prep for travel, you are ready to go! In this post, you will...

A guide to airline travel for autistic people

An Autistic Person’s Guide to Travel (Airline S...

By: Rose Lauren, Bened Life Neurodiversity & Disability Specialist Welcome to your step-by-step guide for before, during, and after travel. This is a two-part series, and we’ll start with pre-trip...

An Autistic Person’s Guide to Travel (Airline S...

By: Rose Lauren, Bened Life Neurodiversity & Disability Specialist Welcome to your step-by-step guide for before, during, and after travel. This is a two-part series, and we’ll start with pre-trip...

Suggestions for making restaurants autism accessible

Restaurants for All: An Autistic's Advice

  By Isaiah Tien Grewal Going to a restaurant is a relaxing experience for most people, but for my family, it's more like an expedition. My mom researches a place...

Restaurants for All: An Autistic's Advice

  By Isaiah Tien Grewal Going to a restaurant is a relaxing experience for most people, but for my family, it's more like an expedition. My mom researches a place...

Tips and tricks for grocery shopping from an Autistic mom

Autistic Experience Series: The Grocery Store

By Tiffany “TJ” Joseph, Bened Life Neurodiversity & Disability Specialist The grocery store: It causes me so much trouble, but also is a portal to feeding my family. I guess...

Autistic Experience Series: The Grocery Store

By Tiffany “TJ” Joseph, Bened Life Neurodiversity & Disability Specialist The grocery store: It causes me so much trouble, but also is a portal to feeding my family. I guess...

Autistic boy playing with pickup sticks

PS128 and Autism - Benefits of a Neurologically...

At Bened Life, we are proud to offer the world’s first gut-brain medical probiotic. Neuralli contains the unique probiotic strain L. plantarum PS128, which supports neurological health for people with ASD. Our...

PS128 and Autism - Benefits of a Neurologically...

At Bened Life, we are proud to offer the world’s first gut-brain medical probiotic. Neuralli contains the unique probiotic strain L. plantarum PS128, which supports neurological health for people with ASD. Our...

Understanding Probiotics for Autistic People

Understanding Probiotics for Autistic People

Gut issues commonly impact the daily lives of Autistic people. Treating gastrointestinal concerns with probiotics may improve their comfort and quality of life. In fact, researchers have cited an unhealthy gut as...

Understanding Probiotics for Autistic People

Gut issues commonly impact the daily lives of Autistic people. Treating gastrointestinal concerns with probiotics may improve their comfort and quality of life. In fact, researchers have cited an unhealthy gut as...

Should you capitalize Autistic or autism?

Identity-First Language for Autistic People

Bened Life is a company that values the communities it serves. This means that we are constantly listening to our customers and their communities for ways to better ourselves and...

Identity-First Language for Autistic People

Bened Life is a company that values the communities it serves. This means that we are constantly listening to our customers and their communities for ways to better ourselves and...

Child holding a fidget toy symbolizing Autism Acceptance Month

Why Autism Awareness Month Is Autism Acceptance...

With Autism Awareness Month around the corner, I wanted to highlight my experience as someone that used to think they were an allistic (non-Autistic) nurse caring for “children with autism,”...

Why Autism Awareness Month Is Autism Acceptance...

With Autism Awareness Month around the corner, I wanted to highlight my experience as someone that used to think they were an allistic (non-Autistic) nurse caring for “children with autism,”...

Autistic woman wearing noise reducing headphones waiting to cross the street

Autistic Mental Health: A Support Guide

Mental Health: More than Our Diagnoses  Mental health is much more than just a list of conditions, the symptoms they create, or medications used to treat them. Mental health is defined by...

Autistic Mental Health: A Support Guide

Mental Health: More than Our Diagnoses  Mental health is much more than just a list of conditions, the symptoms they create, or medications used to treat them. Mental health is defined by...

A nonspeaking autistic man using a spelling aide

Why Is Autism a “Spectrum?” - The Autism Color ...

Most research around autism is completed by non-Autistic (allistic) individuals. The impact of this manifests in a lot of the language used to describe Autistic people and how autism is...

Why Is Autism a “Spectrum?” - The Autism Color ...

Most research around autism is completed by non-Autistic (allistic) individuals. The impact of this manifests in a lot of the language used to describe Autistic people and how autism is...