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BIPOC-Centered Resources
Black and brown autistic people are largely omitted, overlooked, and dismissed from the conversation. Our experiences are centered here.
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Come feel the realness of being in community with people who move through the world in the ways you do. Few experiences are more powerful.
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WHO WE ARE
Autastic was created by, for, and upheld by melanated autistic peoples. Borne of justice movements, personal need, and the ongoing collective demands for equity and equality for historically radicalized groups, Autastic is foremost about liberation.
We are adult-identified Black and brown autistic people around the globe coming together in community to pursue freedom of mind, body, and spirit. We resist pressures to disguise our true nature, to police ourselves for the comfort of others, and to exist in exhaustion. We come together to learn from each other, to inspire living our truth, and to practice the pursuit of #AutisticJoy. This site is a doorway. You’re invited to open it and explore with us.
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Resources For BIPOC Communities
An essential collection of Black and brown autistic advocates, books, talks, and other resources centered on autistic people of colour.
Come Get ItBring joy and
make a difference
I’m writing a book #ForUsByUs and I could use your input!
(The adorable pup was just to get your attention. Did it work?)
Essential Reading
These titles are precious gifts from authors who have lit the way for you, explorer of autistic life.
Are they light reading? Not so much. Are they worth your time? Absolutely.
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That #AutisticBIPOC Life
Autistic and a member of a historically radicalized group? #Intersectionality is so very real.
Come catch up on what it means to be us.
“Know our capabilities and presume competence.”
— Zekwande Mathenjwa on non-speaking autistic Africans via YouTube
“I can appear neurotypical because of how I, as a black woman, have to move through society.”
late-identified autistic adults were “‘SPECIAL NEEDS’ KIDS WHO NEVER GOT ANY NEEDS MET.”
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