Scene from Tré Wilson's film Normalcy. Wilson, a Black man with short natural hair, is seen against a navy blue background leaning his head against his steepled hands. A caption at the bottom of the screen reads, "I was mentally and physically exhausted from sensory overload…"

Filmmaker Tré Wilson’s Pandemic Respite From Autistic Masking

April 24, 2022April 25, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

I guess there’s not many spaces where I feel safe to be myself without great repercussions. If I’m not dealing with racism, it’s homophobia, and if I’m not dealing with that it’s ableism.

Smiling young Black boy, with arms raised and eyes closed, inside a cloud of rainbow-shimmery bubbles.

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Autistic Joy as An Act of Resistance

October 25, 2019April 29, 2022 by Jennifer White-Johnson

How is joy usually characterized? The absence of sadness? Unbridled gladness and glee? That is Knox, every. single. day.