There is no ethical or accurate way to teach, research, or practice around autism without engaging Autistic scholars.

This has to change.

#ActuallyAustistic #EpistemicInjustice

Autistic scholarship exists. And it's powerful. Damien Milton, Jac den Houting, Devon Price, Monique Botha, Remi Yergeau, Patrick Dwyer, Robert Chapman, Morenike Onaiwu, Steven K. Kapp, Dora Raymaker, TC Waisman, Stephen Shore and so many more!

During April, there is a lot of token attention given to #Autism but #Autistic expertise is not often acknowledged.

The absence of Autistic scholarship isn’t an accident. It’s a pattern. When we exclude Autistic voices, we don’t just miss perspective. We distort the entire field.

Image of a happy brain with music notes Me: Reads the words "let's get down to business" My brain: to defeat the Huns!

A hand holding an internally lit green frog lamp below a neon sign with a rainbow and the words "the future is inclusive"

Trying to make my work space feel happy!

My research centers non-normative language, like echolalia, and the stories it carries.
I study how social expectations shape what counts as “real” communication and an the ways autistic people navigate those expectations. Communication isn't just about words, it's about meaning and connection.

I’m Jamie, an autistic educator and researcher. The interaction of language, power, and belonging is something I focus on. I care about the kinds of communication that get overlooked or misunderstood. I want to build spaces where people don’t have to sound a certain way to be taken seriously.

Diagnosed but not believed: Autistic women and the medical gaze A GP I met for the first time three minutes ago is glancing over my electronic health record, trying to match it with the woman before him…

Today in Ableism Obstructing Autistic People's Health Care: "It’s become increasingly normal for health professionals to challenge my autism diagnosis, sometimes seconds after I’ve sat down in front of them." By @elsawilliams.bsky.social:

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Folks tend to assume that anyone who claims to be an autism advocate is working on behalf of autistic people's wellbeing. Unfortunately, that is often untrue—especially with parents who promote " #ProfoundAutism." Why? @ejwillingham.bsky.social explains in our latest, thread-worthy newsletter. 1/

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www.jamiechase.com/study

A woman holds a speech bubble. The text reads Seeking Autistic Voices for an autistic-led neurodivergent communication study. Are you an autistic adult who: Quotes or remixes lines from movies, shows, songs, or memes in daily conversation? Finds that repeating phrases you’ve heard before helps you express yourself, regulate emotions, or connect with others? Has been described as using “echolalia,” “scripting,” or “repetitive speech”? If this sounds like you, I’d love to start a conversation about your communication experiences for a research study. No formal diagnosis or specific way of speaking required! jamiechase.com/study

Autistic-led study neurodiversity-affirming research study seeking autistic adults who use echolalia or scripting.
Flexible, online, no diagnosis required.

jamiechase.com/study

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAcademics #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice