I still have a really hard time wrapping my head around the fact that there are people out there who hate me just because I’m black. There are people who will never meet me but if they see me they will hate me because I’m black.
I was 25 when I self dx. Stayed that way for over a year before I finally decided to get a clinical dx (after which, nothing changed. No doors were opened)
Self diagnosing enabled me to give myself grace for the past & set myself up for a successful future.
#MyAutisticTruth
So my first question #AskingAutistics to share your own truths using the tag #MyAutisticTruth:
How old were you when you learned that you were Autistic?
What did this knowledge do for you?
#AUSpaces is a safe place for #ActuallyAutistic and other neurodivergent self-advocacy. The discussion continues every Sunday night at 8:00 pm EDT. We hope to see you there!
My sophomore year of high school I started a petition to get a teacher fired because she was racist. She ended up quitting before she could get fired but I feel like that’s still an accomplishment
#DisabilityTwitter how do you feel about people using the word “slow” in conversation when talking about or to another person who doesn’t understand something.
“i’m pro therapy, but sometimes you really just need some money.”
— heavy on this. people need resources and relief, so they can take their rest without worrying about their basic needs being met.
There also needs to be space for acknowledging the role ableism plays. Lots of alt/weird Black kids are neurodiverse. Ppl will say "you deserved to be bullied for..." and list a whole bunch of neurodivergent traits. Lots of Black disabled ppl faced severe bullying as kids.
Yes, some of the Alt/Weird Black Kids have a superiority complex and internalized anti Blackness to unpack. Simultaneously, folks are being dishonest and belittling the very real bullying and ostracizing that those kids endure.
Multiple things can be true at the same time.
languages, people, how we communicate and especially Black cultures !
really into African countries rn and im tryna come up with a general map idea of where the Black people live in turtle island loool
Here we go:
-Autism
-Pregnancy & Childbirth
-Roller skating
-The entire medieval period but ESPECIALLY the Era of King Arthur and Merlin
-Medical care & disparities within the black community
I was always one of few or the only black student in any of my classes for elementary and high school. Middle school was my first real exposure to other black and POC students because we lived in El Paso
One thing I will never take for granted is the fact that we have been able to put Aubrey in an African based school ran entirely by black women with 95% of the students being black.
a black disabled single mom and child may have to move into a shelter because she hasn’t been able to work. she currently doesn’t have a working phone & NEEDS help. PLEASE help them avoid having to be at a shelter.
i’ll be transferring funds!
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