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Can transphobic ableists stop with "confused autistic kids being transed?” So gross! I came out to my 2 autistic children over 2 yrs ago. They're still adamantly cis.
Autistic ppl aren't confused.
Trans ppl aren't confused.
Some autistic ppl are trans.
Transphobes tho? confused
Autistic ppl aren't confused.
Trans ppl aren't confused.
Some autistic ppl are trans.
Transphobes tho? confused
There's a deeper problem at the intersections transphobia and ableism. Ableism feeds the notion that trans people can't possibly know ourselves or what we need. It removes agency and autonomy, so that we *must* listen to the Bl*nchards of the world to know what's best for us.
Same goes for autism. After being intimately involved in my children’s healthcare at a speciality clinic, I'd say there's a whole lot of ableism in how allistics approach autistics.
I can only imagine the synergistic struggle trans autistic ppl endure w/ableism and transphobia.
I can only imagine the synergistic struggle trans autistic ppl endure w/ableism and transphobia.
one more pet peeve...
Not all autistic people are the same. Not all trans people are the same. There is a giant range of diversity within both groups.
“Oh, she's not what I thought an autistic child was like.”
“Oh, you're not what I thought a trans woman was like.”
pls don’t
Not all autistic people are the same. Not all trans people are the same. There is a giant range of diversity within both groups.
“Oh, she's not what I thought an autistic child was like.”
“Oh, you're not what I thought a trans woman was like.”
pls don’t
