A progress pride flag with representation for autistic, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
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"Autistic Pride."
"talking with someone who experienced some of the same difficulties that you have makes you feel seen and understood. for instance, talking to other autistic and disabled trans/queer people makes me feel like i dont have to 'mask' or hide who i am to be accepted."
"As someone who is neurodivergent and disabled it's nice to have someone who understands energy is a currency for us."
"I am disabled. I have a chronic pain condition and Autism that make me qualify under that ADA. we don't want to be inconvenient to you. We just are not able to do certain thing sustainably without hurting ourselves or causing pain."
"I am mentally disabled (anxiety, Autism). Already being labeled as 'different' can sometimes make adding queer labels easier, or it can add additional anxiety about coming out and giving other kids more ammunition to label you as 'other'."
"I'm neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, PTSD) and those can definitely affect HOW I interact with other queer and/or trans people, as well as create some...choice comments saying I'm only aro/ace/trans due to trauma."
"im diagnosed with adhd as well as depression and anxiety (probs have autism too) and have odd [oppositional defiant disorder] they often make people think im not able to know who i am because of this, but what they forget is my depression and anxiety are because of my dysphoria."
"Neurodivergence is the one identity that has the biggest impact for me; having sensory issues related to adhd/autism as well as having an anxiety disorder make things even more difficult than they already are as a trans person. It's even harder to find gender affirming clothing because it has to fit right and feel ok on my skin as well as the fact that it's still anxiety-inducing to go into the women's section for clothes. Its also extremely difficult for me to advocate for my own needs and set boundaries since I never grew up doing that and that's the one thing that triggers my anxiety more than anything else, despite being medicated and otherwise 'cured.' There are very few people in my life who truly advocate for my needs so I need to do so myself, but it's impossible most of the time so I don't do it and I suffer because of it. So I would just say that any time you can advocate for me or help me through a difficult interaction or work with my executive dysfunction to help me get something done that I need to do, it means the absolute world to me.
"I've also found that my height is a significant part of my identity; im much taller than the average person, and especially the average woman. The only thing I'll say about that, because it's pretty straightforward, is that a 5'4" trans woman has a much easier time passing and being accepted than a 6'4" trans woman."
