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AutisticWhileBlack: Exploring Identity

#AutisticWhileBlack: Exploring Identity  fills the gap and provides a launchpad after adults learn they are, or might be, autistic. Developed exclusively by and for members of the African Diaspora, this culturally informed experience centres our multiply marginalized lives.

THE EXPERIENCE

EACH COHORT:

    • Is hosted inside The Autastic Community, a private, members-only social network exclusively for adult-identified autistic people,
    • Is limited to ten members,
    • Includes six weekly, structured, 90-minute live virtual group sessions,
    • Includes a private, always-on conversation space for socializing and working through course material together,
    • Receives curated resources specific to Black autistic life, and
    • The benefits of Autastic community membership.
An expanse of wind-blown sand.

6 Weeks.
A New Beginning.

 

This 6-week experience brings together small groups of adults who are in the first year or two of learning (or wondering if) they are autistic.

Together we explore our identities, give context to resources, compare experiences, and unpack relevant concepts — all while building skills and connection.

💪🏿 REBUILD TOGETHER 💪🏾

Your Guides

#AutisticWhileBlack: Exploring Identity is facilitated by Autastic founder and Hawkins Family Disability Policy Fellow at the University of Michigan’s Center For Racial Justice Diane J. Wright. Supported by an Associate Clinical Social Worker who is also an Autastic community member, together we bring:

  • Our life experiences as adult-identified autistic Black women,
  • The collected wisdom of conversations among the approx. 15,000 late-identified and questioning Autastic communities’ members,  
  • Education in social justice, mental health, community building, and more, 
  • Approaches rooted in embodied somatic abolitionism, and
  • Neurodiversity-affirming and identity-inclusive perspectives.

⚠️ SESSIONS ARE WAITLISTED ⚠️

Our free August sessions have ended. Here are a few options for you:

All are inside The Autastic Community. Membership is free.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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Participation requires membership to The Autastic Community. Membership is free. Be sure to mention you’re joining to access the #AutisticWhileBlack: Exploring Identity experience.

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Once you’ve joined The Autastic Community, sign up to the waitlist for the #AutisticWhileBlack: Exploring Identity experience. (You’ll find it inside our BIPOC Reserved Circles in the main menu.)

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When registration opens, the waitlist will be notified. Sign up to the cohort that best fits your schedule. Thanks to a generous grant from Next For Autism, registration for all participants is free.

That’s it! For more information on live event participation, see our Community Guidelines. Questions? Come find me @WeAreAutastic or drop me a note here.

Get on the free waitlist

Photo Credits: Ylanite Koppens via Pixels, Mathieu Turle and Meriç Dağlı via Unsplash.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTE: While this experience meets multiple communication and learning needs, this Roundtable is a text-heavy experience. A screen reader or other support is recommended. Our live Zoom sessions are supported by AI captions and Zoom’s chat feature. ASL interpretation is available — please let me know your needs when you register (at least a week in advance of our first live session if possible). Help us support the spectrum of communication styles and tools throughout the experience by sharing your access needs. Get in touch with a text, video, or audio message @WeAreAutastic or through our contact form.

For more information on live event participation, see our Community Guidelines.

 

 

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