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Inferences about autistic people's body language, made by others who don't understand autism (this includes the majority of 'autism experts'), has led to enormous and widespread human rights violations.
This article explains one of the common misconceptions about nonspeaking autistic people and what they purportedly communicate via their bodies.
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The accusation and trial of Matthew Rushin was problematic for many reasons (some described in this article). One of the problems was that his body language was interpreted as guilt.
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Yesterday, Salt Lake City police shot an unarmed 13-year-old autistic boy & the Rochester chief of police stepped down amid protests over the murder of #DanielPrude, another neurodivergent Black man in crisis.
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This is why we need to say #BlackDisabledLivesMatter & #BlackAutisticLivesMatter. This is why we need to make sure that disability is a part of conversations about police brutality, because it's a part of the story at least 33-50% of the time. (See rudermanfoundation.org/white_papers/m…). 2/
This is why I focused on the cases of #NeliLatson & #MatthewRushin for my first contribution to #ScholarStrike.
Because their stories are not unique.
#FreeNeli #FreeMatthewRushin #RushinToBringMatthewHome 3/
Because their stories are not unique.
#FreeNeli #FreeMatthewRushin #RushinToBringMatthewHome 3/
Accusing disabled people of 'defending Trump' because we ask you to stop mocking him in an ableist way is the height of bad faith and I think you all know that, actually.
"Why do you care about Trump?? He's awful!"
I don't care about Trump.
I care about all the disabled people who need ramps or have unsteady hands seeing you pointing out his unsteady hands and ramp usage as proof of his awfulness or unfitness to lead.
I don't care about Trump.
I care about all the disabled people who need ramps or have unsteady hands seeing you pointing out his unsteady hands and ramp usage as proof of his awfulness or unfitness to lead.
I don't care about Trump.
I care about the fact that neurodivergent people are MUCH more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators, and yet you want to assign his violent bigotry to neurodivergence rather than bigotry.
I care about the fact that neurodivergent people are MUCH more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators, and yet you want to assign his violent bigotry to neurodivergence rather than bigotry.
I have the forensic reports from the accident Matthew Rushin had. I have transcripts from body cams now. Here is what really happened. On January 4, 2019, Matthew was going to Panera Bread to get pastries. And to see his girlfriend who worked there. This was a routine for him.
As he is pulling in, a man at a stop sign begins to pull out. Matthew had the right of way. Their front left bumpers graze each other. Matthew maintained the entire time that the other man hit him. Police continue to say “the man you hit,” and Matthew continues to correct them.
“No, he hit me.” Matthew pulls off to the side and waits. And waits. The man is illegally sitting in an intersection. For minor accidents, people are supposed to move out of traffic. The man would not move. Matthew tries to prompt the man to get out of the intersection.
