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#AutisticWhileBlack: At the Intersection of Ablesim and Racism

 "Microaggressions are the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintention...

#AutisticWhileBlack The Sacrifice of Andre and Cheryl McCollins

One of the most influential images of all time is the photograph of the beaten and mutilated body of Emmett Till, a teenager from Chicago vi...

#AutisticWhileBlack: The Terrifying Case of Rebecca X

Screenshot of a photo of Rebecca X, presented by her twin during a press conference. Image of a beautiful Austistic African American young W...

Why I Think That Maybe Stafford County Virginia Should Keep Its Confederate Flag

Childhood photo of Neli Latson, a young autistic African American male in crew cut 'fro, white tshirt and red, white, and blue plaid shi...

Birthday Letter: Parenting Autism In The Age of Trump

I wrote this for my son on his birthday last December. It was painful and personal, and I withheld it for this many months without publishin...

#AutisticWhileBlack: Justice For Marcus Abrams

Marcus Abrams after his encounter with police. Image of the face of an African American male with injuries to his face Credit City Pages On ...

#AutisticWhileBlack: What Happened To Kennedi High?

I n the midst of the national media attention on D.C.'s missing African American girls, one young woman. Kennedi High, 16, Autistic and ...

Against the Erasure of LaVonnya Gardner

Image of LaVonnya Gardner's AAC board with the written  and PEC symbol sentence "I use AAC everyday and I Love it" written on ...

Oh To Be Young, Black, And Autistic: The Ignored Murder of Charnice Milton

Image of Charnice Milton, a young African American woman in braids pulled back neatly with a white tie, a gold loop earring, wire-rimmed gla...