Autisticly Me Articles

Here is a collection of articles that amplify marginalised Autistic voices, creating a space to challenge misconceptions and allowing Autistic people to live unapologetically as themselves.

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Autism & Eugenics

Is there a relationship between modern-day eugenics and the rising ableism in society? Let’s discuss the rising debate.

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Intersectionality & Autism

Not everyone belongs to one identity. Autism is only one example of the different identities held by people and intersectionality is a key theory that explains why this is.

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Autism & Ableism

Have you heard of ableism? Ableism is hard to spot as it’s widely socialised into our society. In this blog post, I will describe what ableism is, why it happens, ableism in action, and how we can tackle it.