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neurodivergent femme-writer-mom-she/her ✨Haters, abusers, and authoritarians need not apply.✨
Apr 24, 2019 19 tweets 7 min read
I want to share a bit for this HT because, while I didn’t end up having to drop out, systemic ableism def. meant I thrived and learned less in school than I could have . . . #WhyDisabledPeopleDropout Like a lot of Autistic women/non cis men, I did receive MH dxes in my teens and young adult years, but never had the full picture of myself/my support needs bc I did not fit the traditional diagnostic criteria (white male, not masking socially, etc). #WhyDisabledPeopleDropOut