Viability Employment Services

Paid opportunity for BIPOC and non-speaking autistics:

OMG ARE YOU STILL POSTING ABOUT THIS?? yes.
Yes I am, and it is relevant to neurodiversity and it is necessary. Remember how I mentioned a strong sense of justice not that long ago? Yeah, well that's exactly what you're looking at right now.

If you don't know, I am Māori. "White passing" but still Māori. In our culture, it doesn't matter how you look, what matters is that you carry the whakapapa (lineage/DNA/blood) of your tūpuna (ancestors). So yes, I stand strong in my cultural identity as an indigenous person BUT I acknowledge that my skin colour means when I experience life, it is a much easier experience than if I had darker skin.

All of that to preface the fact that it is a complicated line that I walk, but I don't shy away from it.

I also won't shy away from the fact that I can talk about accepting your autistic/neurodivergent identity but I need to acknowledge that my passion for this will no doubt be viewed with a white lens. I think we collectively need to acknowledge that...
When we say and , we need to acknowledge that this can be extremely risky for BIPOC to do in public.

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[Image text: "We must acknowledge that the ability to be your authentic autistic self in public is a privilege.

To stim freely and be exactly who you are without apology is less risky when you are white."]