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Just a reminder:Autism is developmental, not behavioural.Our behaviour is often seen as what needs to be modified, and that brings some truamatic consequences. In truth we need accomodations & resources

White folk storm a state house to protest social distancing, armed with guns, & police politely "block" them.Black folk protest yet another unjust killing of an unarmed Black man, &

I am determined to see that autistic BIPoC have visibility & proper representation within autistic communities. In thread are lists, organizations, ect that you can look to to be a

I asked this same question in 2018 on FB, because people are quick to ask margenalized groups Googleable questions & I can't make sense of why.Tip: It's better to look

I get that people still use the terms "aspie" & "aspergers" because of old diagnoses & because it's still a diagnosis in some countries.For y'all who still insist on using

STOP dog piling nonautistic black folk for trying to intigrate &/ uplift autistic family/loved ones/clients.Black folk don't have as much access to autism acceptance OR awareness. Yeah, we have our

There is a time to unpack unawareness, and there is a time to converse.But it seems like everytime autistic/disabled BIPoC converse, we almost instantly have to also unpack unawareness or

As abled as I seem, I have a history of ending up in hospitals & mental crises when consistently working more than part time.And I don't know why. I do