Tag: autistic community
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Autism Awareness vs Autism Acceptance
‘Autism Awareness’ has been created without autistic people, and even though the door is being nudged open to let us in, we’re still stuck at the back of the room whilst the rich powerful neurotypical people hog the stage
‘Are You Autistic?’ – Adventures In Filming for Channel 4
A year ago, I had the privilege of joining three other autistic women to film a segment for a Channel 4 documentary.
My Autistic Headcanons (and why I prefer them to most ‘actually autistic’ characters)
These characters were my very own line-up of autistic headcanons. And I identified more with them than I did with the very few characters who were written as ‘autistic’ from the beginning.
The Autistic Hive Mind (or the inconvenient lack thereof)
I hate to burst anyone’s bubbles, but I do not speak for the Autistic community.