"Did I used to produce at a high level in my 20s and 30s? Absolutely I did. But I didn’t know then that I was borrowing against future capacity. I was pushing my race car into the red without considering that I was going to need gas around the bend."

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The Reframe From Autastic | Substack Shifting the view on adult-identified BIPOC life. Click to read The Reframe From Autastic, by Diane J. Wright @ Autastic, a Substack publication.

Working on an upcoming Substack article and I prefer to raise up our actual voices when I can to substantiate my own observations and experiences. If I'm quoting, I always seek permission and, where given, attribute. Comments or DMs work. You can read my advocacy here: autasticreframe.substack.com

SO many of us are and those online forms that have no back button or time out quickly? Evil.

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Douglas, your work is gorgeous! Autastic--particularlyour Official Bluesky Starter Pack--serve the autistic BIPOC communities. Appreciate your interest!

Autistic people, tell me about your experiences accessing equitable financial services of any sort wherever it is that you live. I want to know what it's like for you trying to negotiate basic banking, payments, saving, etc.

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I got tired of being tired so I used the robots to help get this to you. "The Sneaky Social Dynamic Behind
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I'm an advocate who doesn't make videos or live stream, and can't handle the visual overload of TikTok. I've watched Autastic shrivel since AutisticTwitter was blown up. It's hard. Lives have been changed by my work and now, I'm doing all I can but the world isn't built for slow interaction/ideas.

Dear supporters, I can't thank you enough for your donations🙏🏽 $5/$10/$25 per month is keeping Autastic alive bc disability and BIPOC funding has evaporated...though I wish NTs were the ones giving instead of us. Want to give? 👉🏽

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#autisticelders | Ann Memmott | 10 comments Autistic Grandparents. What we know about them would arguably fit comfortably on the back of a postage stamp, in a very large font. Why? Because we were looking for young white boys with high support needs, for decade after decade. The NHS survey of half of its GPs was an eye opener. Results here: https://lnkd.in/eu62tg-f . I want to look at two figures: The figure of 18-24 yr olds (male). 37,000-ish who don't also have a learning disability. Another 7500-ish who do also have a learning disability. Now, our reminder that autistic people are autistic for life. It's a different brain design, from birth. So, we're going to find that same number all the way up the age ranges, yes? [Adjusted for deaths later in life of course] Nope. By age 65-74, the first 'pensioner years', our figures are less than 800 autistic people without a learning disability, and nearly 500 with a learning disability. So, we've only found 1 in every 35 autistic people in that age group, probably. Many of them likely diagnosed because they also had a learning disability, hence the bigger proportion who have both things. It's a lot worse in the over 75s. Hardly anyone identified. Our GPs, hospitals, communities, etc haven't the slightest idea that 34 out of every 35 older autistic people are unidentified as yet. Which brings us back to autistic grandparents. Perhaps 34 out of every 35 not yet identified. Probably doing a fantastic job as a grandparent, too, and bringing so much to community and family life. That typical autistic integrity, attention to detail, dedication, deep knowledge, checking safety, honesty, etc. On e.g. Google Scholar, nearly a million research papers for the search term 'autistic'. One, for the search term 'autistic grandparent'. And that only mentions it in passing. One. We know nothing about their lives, in research terms. Our autism research industries are a mess, aren't they. #AutisticElders | 10 comments on LinkedIn

I'm a huge fan of @annmemmott.bsky.social and her work. Here's her latest on #AutisticElders, a must-read👉🏽

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Enjoy! It's such a good film!

Diane J. Wright @ Autastic (@dianejwright) I’m evolving Autastic in 2026 💪🏽. Your OG Autistic Auntie bushwhacked the damn path alongside the handful of advocates dedicated enough to autistic liberation to endure being spit-roasted in the ableist social media dumpster fire that was the early 2020’s to come back breathing flames. Now it’s time to clear the next road ahead. Autastic’s doors are unfurling as a platform for autistic advocates and individuals to come together in service of our Black, Indigenous, and all autistic people of color. No longer will you hear my voice alone—we are legion and we roll on #AutisticTime. Want in? DM. We will abide no social norm, no ableist standard, no metric nor measurement, nor a single well-meaning advice-giver coming in hot with their with ‘shoulds’. We done lived an entire life by y’all’s demands. It’s our turn now. Like it or don’t, we gonna do what we do. Get ready. Follow The Reframe from Autastic to ride with us. —DJW https://autasticreframe.substack.com/

I’m evolving Autastic in 2026 💪🏽. Want in?
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Hey all! Today is #GivingTuesday. Autastic runs on donations and memberships but it's mostly our BIPOC members supporting ourselves. For one day, you can lighten our load by donating.

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Feel like hanging with autistic BIPOC today? Come on by our social club!

Solange is opening a digital library, Noname has a book club she is opening where some books are offered to prisoners, Kendrick and Dave Free are allegedly using their money to open up an arts and science museum...

Truly. Is there any good reason to get 10 emails for every item purchased?

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HUGE Comfrt sale on rn! Up to 70% off on some styles including their beloved weighted hoodies. Get yours through Autastic and get an additional 15% off. I mean, this is good, right?

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3 activities to try when you're recovering from Chronic #AutisticBurnout. Free to subscribers of The Reframe from Autastic thanks to patrons who want us to have nice things 🎁

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There's a new listing on The Gold Book! Anyone can add any service worldwide that they've found to be accommodating and respectful. Just click "+Add Listing". We're doing this for ourselves 💪

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Autastic has been around for 8 yrs. Thru the pandemic. Thru times when I had $0 to fund it relying on member donations to keep community doors open. Autistic Twitter was amazing but with everyone scattered, I can't find #AutisticBIPOC. TikTok & IG are inaccessible so IDK. Maybe it's time to stop?

Today on The Reframe from Autastic, Part 3 of the mini-series on emerging from Chronic #Autistic #Burnout. Boost your recovery plan with this reframe created with love for #autisticBIPOC.

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November's all-included Autastic Social Club is on today. Come feel the magic of being virtually connected to adult-identified autistic people who get it. 3 months free. Cancel whenever. The barriers are low for you!
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Lawdy. Got a big birthday coming up. Feeling all kinds of ways about it. Still defaulting to measuring my life against standards that exclude me. Still measuring my life against the "potential" of my "gifted" youth. My brain knows all this is utter trash and yet here we are. The Kool-Aid is powerful