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Championing adult-identified & autistic BIPoC since 2018. Connect and follow at autasticreframe.substack.com. ✊🏽♿☮️ #AuDHD #AutisticWhileBlack 🔗autastic.carrd.co

Illustrations of people of different races and genders against a illustrates clouds and sun. Text: Culture Circles. Join Free. Exclusively at The Autastic Community. bit.ly/AutasticBIPOCMembership. Illustrations and graphics via Canva.

Image of a laptop and folded hands from above. Text: Is an autism diagnosis right for you?

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The lower half shows a group photo of BIPOC adults smiling and raising their hands, overlaid with the text “Autastic Social Club – Every First Friday – The Autastic Community.” At the bottom, the URL reads: autastic.com/autastic-community.

A bald Black man collapsed into a bed, socks facing the camera, face buried in the pillow. Text: The Sneaky Social Dynamic Behind AuDHD Exhaustion. AUTASTICREFRAME.SUBSTACK.COM. The Reframe From Autastic.

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Virtual #BodyDoubling. 7:30ET / 4:30PT Fri October 17th. Free on Google Meet. RSVP and link with free community signup. bit.ly/AutasticBIPOCMembership. The Autastic Community. BIPOC Membership.

Superfest Disability Film Festival. Sat Oct 18th. Live in San Francisco & Virtual

Judy Parfitt and Gabriel Byrne in Diamond Skulls. A white woman with an auburn updo rests her hand on a white man's shoulder. He looks sullen. Both are in formal dress.

Recent searches suggest that reports of a Florida autism therapy camp, or similar institution, harassing parents are misinformation. There have been recent arrests in Florida concerning child abuse, as well as multiple cases of abuse at autism therapy centers and camps, but no recent, verified reports connect these issues with parents being harassed or arrested.
Misinformation regarding harassing parents
In September 2025, an Instagram post falsely claimed that the CDC and Child Protective Services (CPS) were threatening to arrest Florida parents of children with special needs if they did not enroll them in a mandatory autism therapy camp.
The post linked this fabricated story to a non-existent executive order signed by former President Donald Trump.
The post also misleadingly used inflammatory rhetoric comparing the situation to historical atrocities.

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Need real every day support? Autastic's FREE Al assistant was created by and for #AutisticBIPOC. Try it out. Experience the difference. Link:
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Taking care of yourself is equally key. Parents of children with autism who build a support network experience less stress and better well-being. With the right medical professionals, educators, and ther-apists, as well as close and reliable friends and family, your child and your family can thrive.

If you haven't already done it, and your child is younger than 3, contact your state's early intervention program for free services. For older children,
"request a school-based assessment to help determine whether your child needs an Individualized Education Program [IEP] or special services," says Papazyan. While public schools provide these ser-vices, private schools may not. Toolan recommends Autism Speaks' free online 100 Days Kit.
Your child's intervention plan should combine multiple approaches: behavioral therapies like applied behavior analysis (ABA), developmental services like speech and occupational therapy, and educational supports. "Wait lists for services like ABA can be really long," notes Toolan. Her advice: Contact behavioral intervention providers while working with your school or early intervention program to avoid losing valuable time.

Two Time Magazine covers, both autism special editions, one from 2022 and one from 2025. 2022 features a young, white boy gesturing atypically. 2025 is an illustration of a head with a lit-up interconnected web representing the brain.

A young Black man wearing glasses and a pinstriped suit looks up at the camera from a crowd of non-Black people in suits.

Image: Dandelion seed head. Text: Course: Reclaim Your Life. Seed Cohort. 6 live sessions Saturdays starting June 14th 2025 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Registerby 11:59pm Thur Jun 12, 2025 African Diaspora Exclusive. URL: Autastic.com/reclaim-your-life.

Text: Course: Reclaim Your Life SHELL COHORT. Thu, Jun 12th Start. Shell Cohort. 6 live sessions. Thursdays 3:30pm to 5:30pm PT. Register by 11:59pm Tue Jun 10, 2025. SUPPORTED TIER • $120. SUSTAINING TIER • $145. SOLIDARITY TIER • $170+. URL: AUTASTIC.COM/RECLAIM-YOUR-LIFE

Screenshot text: Goal: USD $1,000,000
Raised: USD $682,178
Campaign created by Shiloh Hendrix

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UPDATE
May 2nd, 2025

Hello!

Where do I even begin?? The overwhelming support that my family and myself have received is unbelievable! I've never felt so scared, yet reassured in my life. It's truly a whirlwind of emotions!

We are currently doing okay. No one has been harmed, and we are getting by. We are taking the proper procedures in order to stay safe from these constant threats. I'm still very frightened, and I don't think I will feel safe until we can escape completely.

I am so grateful to all of you who have donated to my family. I never would have imagined that we would be supported to such an extreme. It still feel as if it's too good to be true, and it's all going to disappear. It's such a strange feeling to be living in a blissful dream and a nightmare simultaneously.

Thank you all for your continuous support and love. We have to keep fighting for the safety of all our families, not just mine.

Shiloh"

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#AutisticWhileBlack
FERN COHORT
AUTASTIC
Sat, May 3rd Start
Fern Cohort
6 live sessions Saturdays
12:30pm to 2:30pm PT

Post screenshot. Text: "looking for a non judgemental nonprofit that does debt management plans (NOT debt consolidation!). Are there any that work with specifically autistic/adhd folks?"

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OP Text: DJW Autastic @autastic.com • 1d
Ok i've been trying not to say it but i can't anymore. #AutisticBIPOC exist. Ask us to speak about issues affecting our communities.
Show us in the media. Our people need to see faces that look like theirs. We face a host of additional marginalizations.
Response Text: This seems very niche
April 24, 2025 at 5:29 am

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Screenshot of Threads jeannie_di. Text: It’s World Autism Awareness Day. Individuals with EDS are 7.4 times more likely to be autistic. Many of our @the.zebra.club members were diagnosed with autism later in life, particularly women who may present differently than what's captured in traditional diagnostic criteria.

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Poster for the film Sensory Overload. Image: A middle aged Black Man wearing glasses and a cross-body bag amid a blurry sidewalk filled with people.