Title. I’m an Autist and an activist within my region, and have seen regularly that when I try to bring up the struggles of Autistic and Neurodiverse groups, that they are dismissed softly. Usually the same expression as you can see them holding back on saying something, and quietly dismissing what you’re talking about, and often quietly putting down our requests for events like what is done to elevate the issues and concerns of racialized groups, gender oppressed groups, and so on.

I’ve so consistently encountered it that I’m writing stuff to confront this, and I wanna hear other folks’ experiences with this, what factors they’ve seen, approaches they’ve taken, etc.

  • letranger (he/him)@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    not qualified to speak on this.

    i recall reading about disabled or people who are at high risk w/ C19 on twitter talking about the ablelism they currently experience because of people refusing to take mitigation protocols on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (or covid 19), such as wearing a mask.

    it’s such a common woe that the people with high risk to covid face that they’ve been forming coalitions and even wrote a manual on how to talk to loved ones about covid 19

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NVXCp1g6p847-DgNfjP69wjDVCOZNVv2XAaQW1miWrM/edit?usp=sharing

    if you wish me to redirect you to some covid advocates lemme know