#black autistic

[thearinexus]

I find it funny when someone self-diagnoses themselves with autism, allistics and neurotypicals are always the ones complaining about it. “You can’t diagnose yourself! You’re mocking people with actual autism! It isn’t valid! You’re taking away resources from actual autistic people!”

But, then diagnosed autistic people themselves will look at that same self-diagnosed person and be like: “Oh, yeah. You’re definitely one of us.”

Also, the question is this; What resources are we taking away from diagnosed Autistic people? What resources are there for us to take? And, how would we do that anyway?

[radioregine]

one of my favorite black autism bloggers (as in, she's autistic and her child is autistic) got AAC/communication board tattoos for her son

[childofautism7374]

BLACK WOMEN ARE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THE HARM DONE TO THEM.

When we highlight racialized harm, the responses often are more racism.

We should be able to highlight harm without being told that we are

- bullies

- aggressive

- how this is a smear campaign

- how we just need to let this go

- how this is an “attack”

- how we just need to “call our therapist”

This is falling under the “Angry Black woman” archetype.

We are allowed to speak out about the harm done to us.

Seriously unpack your racism and misogynoir and do better.

[madgender]

Black Autistic

for Black people with autism.

[Flag ID: A flag with seven horizontal stripes of the following colours: light orange, pale orange, pale yellow, green, darker teal, deep blue, dark purple. In the centre is a dark magenta sideways infinity symbol with a pale yellow outline. / End ID]

@radiomogai @blkmogai

[coiningdogblog]

Black autistic flag [my own take]

Stripes meanings in order:

44192A: The lived experiences of black people with autism

6E2B45: The path to and eventual acceptance of your autism

B56742: Autism, every bit about it

94393B: Self love, being able to look at yourself and loving who stares back at you

6B2129: The amazing range of black cultures

Autism symbol: all kinds of different looking people within our spaces. From different hair textures to skintones, backgrounds and upbringings. Cuz we're all black, and that's pretty lovely in of itself.

[finally-got-a-diagnosis]

Black Autistic Culture is people not believing you're autistic while also critiquing you on everything you said that was "disrespectful" and "rude" as well as telling you to learn how to talk right.

[m4ng0m3t4l]

something i never knew i needed holy shit 😭😭

[blackautism]

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