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As with every demographic, there are autistic people who are Black and Indigenous people of color (BIPOC). There is a specific experience that comes from the intersection of identity for autistic people who are Black, Asian, Indigenous, Hispanic, Latine, and Mixed race that differs from the experience of autistic people who are white. Autistic BIPOC tend to be sidelined in discussions about autism in autistic spaces, and that is something that should be combatted. Therefore, I have created a category that features work from autistic BIPOC that discusses these intersections. Not all work from autistic BIPOC is confined to this one category, but content that is about being an autistic person of color can be found here.
Disproportionality Among Postsecondary Students Seeking Evaluation to Document Disabilities
The Intersections of Caste and Autism in South Asian Communities
Zoom Autism Magazine Issue 18: The Black Autistic experience
"They Don't Know, Don't Show, or Don't Care": Autism's White Privilege Problem
Autistic Reflections on Racism by Ben McGann
Blind Tom Wiggins: Black Neurodivergent Excellence by Finn Gardiner
Kerima Çevik did a series of blog posts by Black autistic people. This was done to counter John Elder Robison's article "The Myth of the Black Aspergian".
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