(This isnโt prompted by anything here - just something Iโve been thinking about for a while.)
As a member of a marginalized group, itโs important for me to remember that my lived experience ends where the inside of another personโs head begins.
I may guess what another person is thinking โ and, sometimes, I may be right โ but failure to recognize that very basic boundary is where advocacy runs the risk of becoming abuse, bullying, and gaslighting.
Found this magazine in my local grocery store today. OMG - this is huge progress!
Itโs full of good, myth-busting stories, informed by input from autistic people and researchers/professionals who actually listen to autistic people. It even briefly (albeit carefully) explains the problems with ABA conversion therapy.
This is a game-changer. Parents and family members as well as autistic people will be reading this, and that is good for autistic kids especially! #ActuallyAutistic
โNon-Binary People Existed In Prehistoric Europe, Burial Site Study Suggestsโ
In the Stone Age, gender wasn't set it stone.
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