Our team hired me partly for 'neurodivergent perspective' but when I actually advocate for autism-friendly meeting structures or point out ableist assumptions, there's this weird tension where people seem to want my identity but not my actual needs or insights.
More people experience this than they realize.
Being tokenized for an identity while having the actual lived experience of that identity dismissed or minimized.
“Where Are You with Neurodivergent identity — autism and ADHD?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.