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Supernova Momma on Positive Parenting While Black and Autistic

Posted on August 30, 2022September 13, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

“I have to be realistic about the community that I am nurturing in, and the community for my children and for the parents that I help, as a Black autistic woman.”

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HEARD: Supporting Black-Led, Disabled-Led, Cross-Disability Justice

Posted on December 23, 2021March 13, 2023 by Kerima Çevik

HEARD is a Black-led and disabled-led, cross-disability abolitionist organization. With practically no funding, HEARD has been doing vital work that no one else does.

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Plan for accessibility! "Everyone needs to bake accessibility into their processes. Imagine forgetting to add sugar to a cookie recipe. Pouring sugar all over the baked cookies won’t fix it. The only way to fix it is to start over." By @merylkevans:

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Black autistic children are still being diagnosed later than average, and often not until after multiple evaluations.

(Note: this article endorses ABA therapy. We do not support ABA, but ABA is also not the main point here.)

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Black autistic children are still being diagnosed later than average, and often not until after multiple evaluations.

(Note: this article endorses ABA therapy. We do not support ABA, but ABA is also not the main point here.)

#AutisticWhileBlack #autism

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