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Why didn’t #AutismAtWork companies show up at the #ASANGala the next night in the same town (apart from @Microsoft)?
By the way, that wasn’t some sort of dig. It’s a question that companies should sincerely ask themselves.
I’ve found most companies think of autistics as simply individuals. We’re also community. We’re culture. To find success, companies must connect with the autistic community.
I’ve found most companies think of autistics as simply individuals. We’re also community. We’re culture. To find success, companies must connect with the autistic community.
And to connect w/ the autistic community, they must connect with autistic communities. We’re not a monolith. We’re not all white men. There is vibrant black autistic culture, queer autistic culture, Deaf/HH autistic culture, groups of autistic scientists, autistic academics, etc.
At the #ASANgala, I ask people to remind me who they are because I don't recognize their faces. I twist and untwist and twist and untwist the beads around my wrist, and I rock back and forth in my seat through most of the program. (1/8)
I carry a script in 16 pt font anytime I have to speak into the microphone. My DSP is always at my side, reminding me to drink water or sit down or take a break, teasing me that I've already introduced him to the same person 4 years in a row so I don't need to do it a 5th. (2/8)
And no one bats an eye. No one calls me unprofessional. My colleagues all know that they won't see me for the rest of the week, because I won't be verbal (or awake) very often for the next few days. It's not a problem. (3/8)
