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Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult
2 min
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5 chapters
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What do autistic adults say about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s autism epidemic claim?
On July 27th, you will hear autistic adults like Sam Farmer tell you about their reactions to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement that next fall we will know what causes the autism epidemic.
Um I cringed because this is very dangerous, harmful, false rhetoric, at least to those of us who feel. as though our autism is our way of being core to self-identity, at least in my case.
You will hear autistic adults like Joiner Emmerich tell you what their concerns were about the creation of an autism registry or database.
Why are autistic people concerned about an autism registry or database?
I was immediately. Particularly and intensely fearful. about the Implications for autistic people like my younger child. Um
How does the prospect of an autism registry affect parents and their children?
And I was overwhelmed. with simultaneously a a feeling of a need to to do whatever I needed to do to protect him. And with such Terror, like somatic terror in my body that I felt almost unable to think or process or act.
What strategies do autistic advocates suggest for protecting intersectional communities?
You will hear autistics like Jillian Nelson share their thoughts about how Autistics and our allies can advocate for all our intersectional communities.
Um, if we are going to be protecting the intersectionality of the autism community. We need to not just be speaking out about the Medicaid bills. We need to be talking about the immigration bills. We need to be talking about trans health care.
Which policy issues (Medicaid, immigration, trans health, housing) should autistic allies prioritize?
We need to be talking about housing. We need to be talking about every single bill that impacts any marginalized group.
You will also hear thoughts from Becca Lori Hector, Michael Fuel, and myself. Don't miss the special edition what we have to say on july twenty seventh. Thank you for listening to today's autistic moment.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What do autistic adults say about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s autism epidemic claim?
0:00–0:46
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Why are autistic people concerned about an autism registry or database?
0:46–1:02
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How does the prospect of an autism registry affect parents and their children?
1:02–1:24
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What strategies do autistic advocates suggest for protecting intersectional communities?
1:24–1:53
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Which policy issues (Medicaid, immigration, trans health, housing) should autistic allies prioritize?
1:53–2:15