Episode 2.5: The Problems with Functioning Labels
In this mini-episode, Jeanne (she/her) talks about how splitting autistics between “low” and “high” functioning does immense harm, and how these and other labels are used to justify abuse. Additionally, these functioning labels over-simplify an autistic person’s capabilities and limitations, leading to assumptions about support needs that lead to some autistics losing all personal rights due to only minor communication struggles or lack of body control, while leaving other autistics struggling with limited or no accommodations because of assumptions around their “functioning” level.
Episode 2: Autistic Communication
Autistic communication has historically been heavily pathologized and seen as deficient/lesser, but recent studies have found that autistics are often just as capable at effective communication with each other as non-autistics, we simply use language differently. Likewise other studies are finding that bias by non-autistics can be a major contributor to social disconnects between autistics and non-autistics. By studying autistic communication techniques directly, rather than only in contrast to non-autistic communication techniques and assuming any differences must be deficiencies, we can better understand autistic communication and the unique strengths it can have. Jeanne is joined in this episode by previous guest and disability advocate Morgan Leander Blake (they/them), whose omnibus book of poetry written during 2020, These Cold Equations, will be out later this year. Follow Morgan on Instagram and YouTube.
Episode 1.5: The Harms of the Deficit Model of ASD
In this mini-episode, Jeanne explains how the prevailing narrative of autism viewed exclusively as a deficit causes immense harm to autistics by vilifying their behaviors and ways of thinking, which encourages abuse (both intentional and unintentional) by caretakers and support professionals, and causes depression, anxiety, and self-loathing in autistics who internalize this hatred of autism.
Resources and Recommendations
AWN fournit une communauté, un soutien et des ressources pour les femmes, les filles, les personnes transféminines et transmasculines non binaires autistes, les personnes trans de tous les genres, les personnes bispirituelles et toutes les autres personnes de genre marginalisé. Le site Web comprend des ressources pour les autistes, les parents d'autistes et des informations détaillées sur l'autisme, en particulier du point de vue des personnes qui ne sont souvent pas incluses dans les stéréotypes autistes concernant le sexe, la race et l'âge.
Réseau des femmes autistes et non binaires (AWN)
Réseau d'auto-représentation des autistes
L'Autistic Self Advocacy Network est également sur Facebook et Twitter et cherche à faire avancer les principes du mouvement pour les droits des personnes handicapées en ce qui concerne l'autisme et à organiser la communauté autiste pour garantir que nos voix soient entendues dans la conversation nationale à notre sujet. Le site Web comprend un large éventail de ressources sur la recherche, le soutien et la communauté autistes.
Les Autisticats : Trois jeunes adultes autistes, découvrant la vie et partageant nos expériences en tant que personnes neurodivergentes.
The Black Autist : The Black Autist est un blog où les articles sont axés sur l'acceptation de l'autisme et les problèmes et actualités entourant l'autisme #peopleofcolor
AutisticSciencePerson : (Ils/Eux), Étudiant autiste diagnostiqué tardivement en neurosciences.
Kerima (Vaccine Equity) Cevik : Créateur de #AutisticWhileBlack, #AutisticAphorism. Blogs et donne des conférences sur la neurodivergence, la race et la facilitation pour leurs besoins élevés en matière de soutien, leur progéniture autiste.
