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Championing adult-identified & autistic BIPoC since 2018. Connect and follow at autasticreframe.substack.com. ✊🏽♿☮️ #AuDHD #AutisticWhileBlack 🔗autastic.carrd.co

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#MinervaAcademyNetflix One Black character in the cast. Scene 1: Her hair is "too difficult" so they shave her head Scene 2: White trainer asks "Do you miss your hair?" Scene 1: She's chosen by the trainer to teach her to fight racial oppression. Scene 3: There's a theft. Was it her? She speaks!

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I watch social competition shows to better understand/gawk at group dynamics. These Wonka: Golden Ticket contestants are constantly bawling like they're on Survivor: Naked and Afraid edition...over jelly bean counting.

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I'm sharing some of our common but less TikTok'd concerns, obstacles & #BlackAutisticJoy 🤸🏾‍♀️ from my years of hosting thousands of conversations exclusively with adult-identified autistic community members ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Today☀️Sun Sept 20th @ 3:40pm ET 💻 Virtual & FREE!

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More in yep, autism is inherited: Little Shop of Horrors and Martin actress Tisha Campbell—who has been open for many years about being the parent of an autistic child—has been diagnosed autistic herself: www.usatoday.com/story/entert... #autism #neurodiversity

usatoday.comTisha Campbell reveals autism diagnosis: 'I know myself so much better'The actress said she spent most of her life hiding her own behaviors and now she has a better sense of self-understanding.
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Are you watching?? 👀 #BlackAutismAcceptance #AutisticWhileBlack #AutisticBIPOC #AutisticPOC

streamyard.comDAY 1-Welcome to the Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Summit Welcome to the Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Summit, founded by internationally recognized autistic advocate Ayanna Sanaa Davis. This groundbreaking virtual gathering centers Black autistic voices, lived experiences, leadership, identity, and joy. Join advocates, educators, families, professionals, and community leaders for honest conversations that challenge stigma, address systemic barriers, and move autism advocacy beyond awareness toward genuine acceptance, equity, and empowerment. Black autistic people deserve more than a place in the conversation—they deserve to lead it.
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TOMORROW! Join me at the Black Autism Acceptance Day Summit, a FREE two-day virtual gathering (starting today!) centering our lived experiences and perspectives. 🗓️ Catch my keynote Sun Sept 20th @ 3:40pm ET. 💻 Virtual & FREE! streamyard.com/watch...

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2 things. Autastic Social Club is today and *some* of our custom designs are on sale all weekend. Grab stickers, t-shirts, hoodies, and more up to 30% off! Support autistic BIPOC and look great doing it 💅🏽 weareautastic.dasher...

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I'm excited! Sept has historically been when a extra new members arrive then stay! Come out an play y'all! Fri Sept 4th 👉 Autastic Social Club. Everyone is welcome! Mon Sept 7th 👉🏽 BIPOC Social Club. Space held exclusively for our melanated members. autastic.com/communi...

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Is this stock dude way too smooth? He's too smooth, isn't he? We are absolutely NOT anywhere near this smooth. Not even close.

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LLMs at their finest. Let's keep embedding them in every aspect of life. They're definitely accuracy machines. Definitely.

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People still haven't caught on that autistic people can look like us. Today's Substack is just one of the many unintended consequences of erasure. And hey! The Reframe is now Roadtrip Thru AllisticLand! Enjoy the ride! 🏁🚘☀️ allisticland.substac...

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Folk message me about the importance of our Autastic Culture Circles so I'm sharing for you. 👉🏽 Crave connection rooted in your heritage, celebrations & shared experiences? Come be part of this. BIPOC memberships are always free. www.autastic.com/com...

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Lemme raise up @ayannasanaa.bsky.social today then have a nap for my #Juneteenth contribution. I'm just tired. Any wonder why.

substack.comPhenomenally Autistic (@phenomenallyautistic)❤️🖤💚💛 Happy Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚💛 Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, but many stories remain overlooked. Disabled enslaved people lived at the intersection of racism, exploitation, and ableism. Some were injured by the conditions of slavery itself, yet were still forced to work or left without support when they could no longer labor. Their experiences are part of the history of slavery and part of the story of freedom 👌🏽
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Got photophobia? @Avulux is having a giveaway. I love mine and recommend to anyone needing to cut light intensity to save spoons. They're $$$ so enter!

instagram.comAvulux Migraine Eyewear on Instagram: "📣 Avulux Giveaway! 📣 We’re celebrating Migraine & Headache Awareness Month by giving away a pair of Avulux!* Already have Avulux or not sure which one you’d pick? No worries. The winner gets to choose: Avulux, Avulux Adapt (photochromic), or Avulux Atlas (polarized sun). #mham #migraineawarenessmonth #avulux #giveaway *Winner will receive an Avulux gift card valued at $334.99, the equivalent of one non-prescription pair of Avulux migraine and light sensitivity glasses. Gift card is redeemable only at avulux.com. *All four steps must be completed by Monday, June 29, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CST to be considered."72 likes, 66 comments - avulux on June 2, 2026: "📣 Avulux Giveaway! 📣 We’re celebrating Migraine & Headache Awareness Month by giving away a pair of Avulux!* Already have Avulux or not sure which one you’d pick? No worries. The winner gets to choose: Avulux, Avulux Adapt (photochromic), or Avulux Atlas (polarized sun). #mham #migraineawarenessmonth #avulux #giveaway *Winner will receive an Avulux gift card valued at $334.99, the equivalent of one non-prescription pair of Avulux migraine and light sensitivity glasses. Gift card is redeemable only at avulux.com. *All four steps must be completed by Monday, June 29, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CST to be considered.".
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Desperately need to update the Autastic podcast community recommendations. Taking all suggestions under consideration. Black creators? Indigenous creators? Calling any and all POC podcasters centering autism and/or ADHD as well as co-occuring conditions. Whatchagot?

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Whether you're questioning or have known for years, seeking external confirmation that you're #ActuallyAutistic may be on your mind. This is one of Autastic's most popular articles for good reason. Bookmark it. Share it. https://bit.ly/4ueV0tm

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This is for Autastic/my work, if that's not clear. Been trying to get an introduction thru UMich/CRJ, Next For Autism, etc. Everyone demands phone use and multiple back and forths which I can't do.

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The refreshed autastic.com is live. It's not 100% finished—particularly the Autastic Shop—but the resources are spiffed up and I've added a couple of treats I made for us. Hopefully you can find what you need now 💛🧡💚

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It's the middle of the day and just now I realized that it's Autastic's birthday. I launched in 2018 after a couple of years floundering trying to find anyone anywhere who knew how this life feels. Today, I try to reduce that feeling for others. So proud 💪🏽

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"Did I used to produce at a high level in my 20s and 30s? Absolutely I did. But I didn’t know then that I was borrowing against future capacity. I was pushing my race car into the red without considering that I was going to need gas around the bend." autasticreframe.subs...

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Autistic people, tell me about your experiences accessing equitable financial services of any sort wherever it is that you live. I want to know what it's like for you trying to negotiate basic banking, payments, saving, etc.

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I'm an advocate who doesn't make videos or live stream, and can't handle the visual overload of TikTok. I've watched Autastic shrivel since AutisticTwitter was blown up. It's hard. Lives have been changed by my work and now, I'm doing all I can but the world isn't built for slow interaction/ideas.

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I'm a huge fan of @annmemmott.bsky.social and her work. Here's her latest on #AutisticElders, a must-read👉🏽

linkedin.com#autisticelders | Ann Memmott | 10 commentsAutistic Grandparents. What we know about them would arguably fit comfortably on the back of a postage stamp, in a very large font. Why? Because we were looking for young white boys with high support needs, for decade after decade. The NHS survey of half of its GPs was an eye opener. Results here: https://lnkd.in/eu62tg-f . I want to look at two figures: The figure of 18-24 yr olds (male). 37,000-ish who don't also have a learning disability. Another 7500-ish who do also have a learning disability. Now, our reminder that autistic people are autistic for life. It's a different brain design, from birth. So, we're going to find that same number all the way up the age ranges, yes? [Adjusted for deaths later in life of course] Nope. By age 65-74, the first 'pensioner years', our figures are less than 800 autistic people without a learning disability, and nearly 500 with a learning disability. So, we've only found 1 in every 35 autistic people in that age group, probably. Many of them likely diagnosed because they also had a learning disability, hence the bigger proportion who have both things. It's a lot worse in the over 75s. Hardly anyone identified. Our GPs, hospitals, communities, etc haven't the slightest idea that 34 out of every 35 older autistic people are unidentified as yet. Which brings us back to autistic grandparents. Perhaps 34 out of every 35 not yet identified. Probably doing a fantastic job as a grandparent, too, and bringing so much to community and family life. That typical autistic integrity, attention to detail, dedication, deep knowledge, checking safety, honesty, etc. On e.g. Google Scholar, nearly a million research papers for the search term 'autistic'. One, for the search term 'autistic grandparent'. And that only mentions it in passing. One. We know nothing about their lives, in research terms. Our autism research industries are a mess, aren't they. #AutisticElders | 10 comments on LinkedIn
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Need last minute gift ideas? Check The Autastic Shop for ideas and quick-ship goodies they'll love. Autastic earns a nominal fee for every purchase so help fund the work we do while making someone happy! bit.ly/2025AutasticH... #Autism #Autistic #Gift #Gifting #2025Holidays

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I’m evolving Autastic in 2026 💪🏽. Want in? #autistic #AutisticWhileBlack #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticBIPOC #AutisticPOC

substack.comDiane J. Wright @ Autastic (@dianejwright)I’m evolving Autastic in 2026 💪🏽. Your OG Autistic Auntie bushwhacked the damn path alongside the handful of advocates dedicated enough to autistic liberation to endure being spit-roasted in the ableist social media dumpster fire that was the early 2020’s to come back breathing flames. Now it’s time to clear the next road ahead. Autastic’s doors are unfurling as a platform for autistic advocates and individuals to come together in service of our Black, Indigenous, and all autistic people of color. No longer will you hear my voice alone—we are legion and we roll on #AutisticTime. Want in? DM. We will abide no social norm, no ableist standard, no metric nor measurement, nor a single well-meaning advice-giver coming in hot with their with ‘shoulds’. We done lived an entire life by y’all’s demands. It’s our turn now. Like it or don’t, we gonna do what we do. Get ready. Follow The Reframe from Autastic to ride with us. —DJW https://autasticreframe.substack.com/
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Hey all! Today is #GivingTuesday. Autastic runs on donations and memberships but it's mostly our BIPOC members supporting ourselves. For one day, you can lighten our load by donating. autastic.com/support #GivingTuesday2025 #Autism #AutisticWhileBlack