this is superconnected

Not every white supremacist is a gun toting maniac! They might be the easiest one to spot, the most extreme example, for sure! Everyone's not that bad. However! It is literally in every act that believes, maintains, and perpetuates the idea that Whiteness is supreme, is superior. The idea that Whiteness is the default, the goal, the expectation. It often buries itself in and aligns with other bigotries!

Hell, even saying "I think that straight hair just looks better on all my Black characters", 👀 WHY do you think that? Do you think that's just something you've always believed? Or has it been reinforced?

so many autistic people (likely most) are diagnosed in early childhood. I was diagnosed at the age of three. I could not tell you what I struggled with and where. I was diagnosed based on external predictors rather than internal experiences (though that diagnosis did consider how those external predictors related to my internal experiences!)

the criteria should be expanded to include the experiences of older autistic people with the ability to self reflect but you can't eliminate the criteria that are externally visible.

great many cases gonna be noticed in early developmental period (childhood)!!

great many cases also going affect someone communication ability tell you what they struggle with & where & why!

n by that mean. nonverbal ppl especially those without functional communication. people w language disorders & complex communication needs in general. some people w comorbid intellectual and or cognitive disabilities. n like. in general people w inherent symptoms of autism that lead them be diagnosed w level 3 autism / equivalent.

When the sky still felt close enough to touch,

and gods were simply neighbors we carved into stone so we wouldn’t forget them.

Annie Glass