Autism is a clinical disability and the neurodiversity movement argues it is *both* a difference *and* a disability. This is part of my life’s work to document & explain, but many mischaracterize our studies (including “Deficit, difference, or both?”) and positions.
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No workplace technology developed or utilised within capitalism has given us more free time outside of work, even if it allows genuine increases in productivity. Only organsied labour has achieved that. There is no reason, none whatsoever, to think AI will be any different.
Reading an advance copy of White System, Black Therapist by @wardasworld.bsky.social. Cannot recommend it highly enough: for understanding speech therapy, education, colonial institutions, and more. Its so well written and filled with great personal insight theoretical nuance. Preorder and read!
On Tuesday 17th March from 4.00 to 5.15pm, I'll be having a virtual book launch
We are keeping the event small so that it can feel more intimate and conversational, which means there will be a limited number of tickets available.
Register below
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1/3 Thanks to Brixton Library for a fabulous tribute to The Brixton Bard, Alex Wheatle, last week.
See lambeth_libraries and our insta accounts for the full celebration!
Highlights included:
🌟readings of Alex’s work by Nathanael Lessore, Ken Wilson Max, Ramzee, @emilydrabs.bsky.social …
#KidLitUK
Here is the upcoming DJ workshop link: accesslovefeb.eventbrite.ca
"For February, by embracing bell hooks’ Love Ethic, we will gather to reflect & write in community about how this practice can inspire our efforts for Collective Liberation, as aligned with the vital Disability Justice framework." 🫂
In anticipation of the Super Bowl this weekend I thought I would reshare my post from when Bad Bunny was first announced as headlining the half time show to remind us that the joy many of us will feel is a reminder of the world we are fighting for.
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Is #neurodiversity a Global Northern White paradigm?.
another eye-opening article I've come across while writing my #neuroqueering digital youth work chapter.
Nair, V. K., Farah, W., & Boveda, M. (2024) #Autism,
LINK:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13623613241280835
BLACK NEW YORKER: For 2026, Dr. Rashidah Ismaili is proud to be one of the few still carrying the torch from the Black #Arts Movement.
See also: the homophobia baked into the British colonial legacy in Africa
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James Reed of recruiter Reed, which was founded by his father, has warned graduates that they should "think about a job that involves working with your hands" as AI takes on white-collar work.
Or consider being born to parents who can give you a role in the family firm?
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I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
Probably the most important thing about the increasingly reliance on AI owned by fascist billionaires, is that this reliance will help those owners by causing mass unemployment, in turn leading to further support for the fascist politics and parties that those same billionaires fund and support.
Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
🌟 We're looking for a Programming Fellow to develop part of this year’s Refugee Festival Scotland, running 12 - 21 June.
The role is a fantastic learning opportunity for an emerging producer or curator interested in the arts and themes of migration.
FIND OUT MORE 👉 ow.ly/mwNN50XTjzr
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
And we cannot move towards abolition without this conversation because: The cultural hatred for Black and Brown teens, particularly those who are queer and/or disabled shapes ALL of our discourse on crime.
The police killing of Sonya Massey ignited protests throughout the country. In Illinois, a civilian commission met over the last year to debate changes—holding tense, difficult meetings.
This story follows the commission for months—and captures just how agonizing these processes can be.
NEW:
the source article for the quote points out a major issue - orthographies for African languages sometimes don't mark tone, in spite of tone being crucial to word meaning! (and tonal pronunciation almost always changes postlexically, too - when you put words together into phrases) 🐦🐦
Protip for good white people: there IS a answer when asked “are you racist?”
You simply say: “being born and raised in white supremacy means all of us hold and racialised worldviews. But I am learning about racism and working on changing my worldview and myself.”
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Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
New editorial in @journalautism.bsky.social with @yesthattoo.bsky.social @jordynbzim.bsky.social and @bettyyu.bsky.social where we argue that "nonverbal" and "minimally verbal" are not useful constructs for grouping or describing autistic people. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I'm so honoured... thank you
We were thrilled to meet Warda at the Critical Neurodiversity Studies conference last summer and are just as excited for this new, important book.
Are we nurturing a person’s capacity to express their truth or gently steering them toward an institutional ideal of what normal speech/language/communication should be? 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
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such a fun time working with you x
