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Two books, one goal: Supporting Autistic young people in affirming their Autistic Identities and learning about themselves. Continue reading Autism, Identity and Me – A Practical Workbook to Empower Autistic Children and Young People Aged 10+ By Rebecca Duffus & Lyric Rivera
Stop Talking About Autistic People and Start Listening To Us. We’re Done Being Studied Like Ants. You Can’t Understand an Experience You Don’t Have. Continue reading #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs – The War on Autism is Back. And So Are We.
Pride Existed Because Being Queer Was Illegal. If We Don’t Stop Project 2025 It Might Be Again Soon. They Want Us Back in Closets. Queer History and Stonewall Prove We Won’t Stay There. Continue reading Project 2025 aims to re-criminalize Queer existence — just like pre-Stonewall America.
Physically Present, Mentally Gone: Pine-Scented Souls & Resets – Finding Clarity in the Wild
Continue reading Does Your Soul Have a Reset Button? Mine’s Hidden Deep in the Woods.
Trump’s ‘Unitary Executive’ Fantasy: How He’s Firing Watchdogs, Defying Courts, and Becoming a Dictator
Our President does not respect our Constitution or the rule of law (unless he can use them to his advantage). Continue reading When Will America Wake Up? The Constitutional Violations Pushing Us Toward Authoritarianism
Our Lives Have Value Even if We Can’t Work
It was telling that paying taxes and holding a job were the top two priorities in RFK’s speech.
This dangerous way of thinking (human value based on productivity) holds that we (people) are only worthy if we have exploitable capitalistic value and can support the system (but not if we need the system to support us) – which ignores the fact that needing support is part of the human experience.
We all start our lives needing support and (if we live long enough) will also end our lives needing support.
Placing value upon lives based on how much they earn hurts people with disabilities. It also harms humanity as a whole (because it enforces social hierarchies based on monetary value, productivity, and output).
When we devalue others, we are also devaluing ourselves.
When we devalue people who cannot work (or are limited in their ability to work, or who make less), we also normalize the idea that those with higher-paying jobs and people who make more money are “more valuable” than those who make less (doing everyone who’s not ultra-wealthy a considerable disservice). Continue reading Productivity ≠ Humanity: Autism Isn’t the Problem—Ignorance Is – How RFK Jr. Got It Dangerously Wrong
Stop Speaking Over Autistic Adults – Autism Isn’t a Tragedy (But the Lies I Believed About Myself Were): They Blamed Me. They Shamed Me. Then I Discovered I Was Autistic – And It Wasn’t My Fault.
Continue reading Stop Telling Me My Autism Isn’t ‘Real’: Late Diagnosis Doesn’t Mean ‘Autism Lite’
Replay recording of this NeuroDivergent Rebel’s live video event (which was free to anyone who attended it live and has a limited time FREE replay). 💕
Continue reading Live: WTF America… is this real life???
Due process means the government must follow explicit rules before taking away someone’s rights, property, or freedom. It is supposed to act as a shield, protecting people from unfair treatment (by ensuring they get notice and a chance to defend themselves against accusations).
Some examples of where people are entitled to due process include (but are not limited to) a police officer arresting a suspect, a person being removed from the country, or a judge sentencing a criminal once convicted.
When universally applied, due process acts as a powerful deterrent against abuses of power and is a key tool needed for upholding justice.
If we don’t provide everyone with due process, anyone could be easily punished or jailed (without evidence or an opportunity to share their side of things). Continue reading Trump’s Dangerous Due Process Double Standard—Why It Could Strip Your (or Anyone’s) Rights Next
