Happy Autistic Pride Day (today, June 18)!
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Image one has a pride flag and AWN logo, with black text on a gold block: “When we chose acceptance and love over fear, we teach our children that they can make this world a better place.” – Lei Wiley-Mydske, What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew
Image two is the AWN logo with pride rainbow stripes.
Image three reads Happy Autistic Pride Day from Autism Women’s Network with pride stripes, and has the AWN logo.]
Tag: autistic pride
#BlackPride #YouSmart #BlackExcellence
Just piping up to correct info re: Stephen Wiltshire. Stephen is best known for his extensive accurate CITYSCAPES, not portraits. If you look at the picture, in the post, you can tell that’s what he’s drawing. (Or, you know, do a basic Google search.)
Also, please don’t erase that Stephen is an AUTISTIC black man. Yes, he is considered a savant, but his talent for drawing is not the totality of his neurotype, nor his identity. People of colour suffer erasure, for DISABLED people of colour, this is doubly so, so please honour Stephen’s achievements by acknowledging this.
knitting in the dark 