Intersectionality Archives

A group of girls, standing outside, bullying a young adult woman by calling her out.

Call-Out Culture and Learned Helplessness

On: March 25, 2020

In: Autism, Bullying and abuse, Intersectionality, Mental health and trauma

It is those who seize power and control via their continued privileges who often become the spokespeople of a given minority group. Call-out culture needs to be called out because it has become a tool of oppressors.

Poetry: I Don’t want to hear it, and neither do you

By: mistaught

On: March 16, 2020

In: Autism, Creative, Intersectionality, People of Colour, Poetry

With: 5 Comments

Melissa Simmonds with a powerful piece about trying to be heard as a Black, autistic woman and what to do instead of silencing her.

Chalkboard with checkboxes next to Male, Female, and ? The question mark is checked.

Autism and Gender

By: Gee Abraham

On: November 15, 2019

In: Autism, Gender and LGBTQIA, Intersectionality, Masking

With: 8 Comments

Grasping the unique relationship between autistic people and their genders is an essential component of understanding the autistic experience.

What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and White Privilege

By: terravance

On: February 23, 2019

In: Diagnostics, Intersectionality, Justice, People of Colour

With: 3 Comments

Being diagnosed with autism when the symptoms are not obvious enough is difficult, especially for people of color.

Information about the autism spectrum from autistic people

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