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Athena, Actually Autistic

Athena, Actually Autistic

Autism is not an excuse for wrongdoing

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️ : rape, nazism, billionaire misdeeds.

2 min readAug 1, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

Being Autistic on the internet is hard…

Social media is confusing for me. Sometimes I’ll post something vulnerable and a 40-year-old adult will tell me I’m faking my diagnosis (no…

2 min readAug 1, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

Refusing to get a COVID 19 vaccine is ableist.

In 2019, there was a measles outbreak in the US. It was the largest number of measles cases in a single year since 1992 (CDC). This…

2 min readAug 1, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

The problems with ‘Color the Spectrum’ for people who might be new to autism advocacy…

Alright, so a lot of people took interest in my criticism of Color the Spectrum. I’m gonna be honest, it wasn’t my best work. It was rushed…

3 min readMay 5, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

Awareness brings attention to a problem

Acceptance helps people understand something that may have initially made them uncomfortable.

3 min readApr 1, 2021

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Awareness brings attention to a problem

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Athena, Actually Autistic

If you were diagnosed with Himmler’s Syndrome using the diagnostic criteria of the ICD-10, would…

No? Then why are you okay saying you were diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome?

2 min readMar 21, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

⚠️ Content warning: eugenics, bullying, language.

There is an ongoing conversation about whether words like “dumb,” “stupid,” “idiot,” and “moron” should be removed from our collective…

2 min readMar 21, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

Being an ally to the intellectually disabled community

I’ve been spending a lot of time on Tumblr recently, reading what some intellectually disabled (ID) folks have to say about disability…

2 min readFeb 28, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

Advocacy and societal expectations

The past couple of weeks have been really difficult for me. Day to day life has been going badly. There are lots of things I’ve wanted to…

2 min readFeb 4, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

Why it is harmful when non-disabled actors play disabled characters: a guide for confused allies.

⚠️ Content warning for ableism, colonialism, racism, and exploitation.

4 min readJan 5, 2021

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Athena, Actually Autistic

Athena, Actually Autistic

1 part well researched critiques of America’s relationship with autism, 2 parts deeply personal journal available for public consumption.

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