The Autistic community is in a cycle of miscommunication. By using the communication framework of Weavers and Concluders, we can move into a more intersectional and progressive community that leaves no one behind.
Mo has had a lifetime of experiences that are unique and familiar to autistic people, and now she is committed to healing, accepting her true self, and finding her community.
Wolfheart Sanchez is Black and Native American, and he writes a letter to Autistic teens about how the lack of representation is harmful, but they can build the community they need to feel less alone.
Martrese Wilson felt his anxiety go down when the pandemic started. After losing his job, he made this award-winning documentary short called Normalcy.
Because of the intersecting parts of my identity, being Black, AFAB (assigned female at birth), queer, trans, atheist/antitheist, and autistic, I describe myself to be a relationship Rubik’s cube.
I have endured marginalization from my earliest memory. I have to fight to be heard every moment of every day. I have never experienced a second that I wasn’t aware of my intersectionality.
Lauren Melissa had no idea what was happening to her when she would dissolve into rage, confusion, or even blacking out. Once she was finally diagnosed as autistic, she had the self-knowledge to take control.
Osime has experienced a life of systemic occupational injustices culminating with his now-impending deportation to Jamaica. Learn more about occupational justice.
The Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney failed to make a case against Matthew. The defense failed to defend him. This is the court of public opinion. You be the judge.
After part 1 of this series published, reader responses unanimously opined about the lack of awareness and training by police officers. Did the Virginia Beach Police Department lack training? The facts.
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