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When neurodivergent spaces don't account for your cultural reality

I'm the only Black autistic person in my support group and they keep talking about accommodations that would never work in my family or community and I feel invisible even here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intersection of neurological difference with racial identity creates unique challenges that mainstream neurodivergent advocacy often overlooks.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

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