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Scenario

How to respond to public judgment of disability

My autistic son is having a meltdown in Target and this woman is filming us with her phone while shaking her head, and I cannot decide if I should confront her or just leave.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between protective instincts and social vulnerability creates an impossible choice between dignity and safety.

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Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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