Sonia Gray

The autistic community has a long history of being mistreated and dehumanised.

And unfortunately, if you look to the US, this is still happening.

So there's a huge responsibility on all researchers in this field, not only to ensure they're not causing harm, but also to make sure that any data and findings are protected.

And in this study, they are.

I don't know why that makes me emotional.

Keep talking.

Just when you said, this is our lives.

Yeah.

It's so true.

And minority groups, you know, have a long history of just being numbers.

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