Genesiz was diagnosed as autistic at age 3, before she was adopted, but that was hidden from her. Those years of disconnection were an erasure of her identity.
A book can manifest a “safe space” of unity and empathy… and that is just what this book does. I felt safe, seen, heard, understood, valued, and affirmed, reading each word, each chapter.
Nonspeaking teen activist Trevor Byrd tackles the nuance of trying to expect autistic people to trivialize their emotional life with false binaries and oversimplified explanations.
Free printable resource to help you connect to your Core Self and begin to separate your identity from your masks.
In this article, public historian and artist-academic Tré Ventour considers a 1970s UK school scandal as an entry point into a nuanced conversation on neurodivergence while Black. Part-history, part-sociological inquiry. This is a must-read!
“Despite being in a setting where I’m suppose to be my full, authentic self, I still can’t break down those walls and act like myself for fear of judgement.”
Calling autism a “hidden disability” is oversimplifying the facts and lived experience of autistic people whose disability is often seen but misinterpreted.
The Boy In The Unruly Body is a children’s picture book by Gregory Tino about apraxia. Here’s a NeuroInclusive story about apraxia and the brain-body disconnect.
A mighty poem about the majesty of an ancient mountain range by Nonspeaking poet Rishi Jena.
Parents often feel like they’ve got to lose themselves to bond with their Autistic child. The opposite is true, though.
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