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Wanted an accessible room when I can get a walk-in/roll-in shower with shower chair

Gotten a presidential suite WITH an accessible bathroom

Thanks @uicahs, @thearcofillinois, and @marriotthotels for making sure #AccessGranted (as @bbutterfly423 would say)!

#SUSO #ConferenceLife #SpeakUpSpeakOut

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Where I get my inspiration to be an self-advocate and researcher-activist/researcher-advocate from

Ephesians 6:12

#AutisticWhileBlack #BlackAutisticJoy #Autizzy #UnitarianUniversalist #BlackChurchRaisedMe

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Thank you @blackautist and all of our friends for meeting in our space today ,So appreciated having y’all #autismawareness #autismacceptance #autismspeaks

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What does Disability-Affirmative Therapy look like in practice? Here are 5 strategies for therapists and helping professionals to apply theory to praxis.

Books mentioned in slide 10 include:
“The Handbook of Disability-Affirmative Systemic Therapy” Edited by Manasi Shankar and “Care Work” by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Image description: A slide carousel with an orange-colored collage background featuring images layered on top of one another such as a flower, ramp, fidget spinner, a skull, and arrows. Alt text is embedded in each slide that includes written content on top of background.

#disability #DisabilityAffirmativeTherapy #TherapistsOfInstagram #DisabilityConsultant #AntiAbleism Title Slide:
Text Reads: 5 Simple Ways to Make Your Therapy Practice More Disability Affirming

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🖤 BLACK AUTISM ACCEPTANCE DAY SUMMIT 2026 🖤

This September, we’re making space for Black autistic voices, stories, brilliance, advocacy, and joy.
Join us for the inaugural Black Autism Acceptance Day Summit, a free two-day virtual gathering created to center the lived experiences and perspectives of Black autistic people.

Across two days, we’ll have powerful keynotes and conversations exploring identity, autism acceptance, racism and systemic barriers, disability justice, education, fatherhood, creativity, self-advocacy, representation, community, and the future of Black autistic voices.

I’m excited to be participating as both a keynote speaker and panelist on September 20th! I’ll be providing my insights on Black men’s experiences with autism, including fatherhood, vulnerability and mental health, community building, and advocacy and leadership tools & opportunities.

📅 September 19–20, 2026 🕛 12 PM–4 PM ET each day 💻 Virtual & FREE to attend
This is more than an event. It is a space for connection, visibility, truth, celebration, and change.

I’m honored to be joining an incredible group of Black autistic advocates, creators, educators, researchers, parents, artists, and community leaders for this important event.

Registration information will be available soon. The organizers are thoughtfully working out the best way to keep the space safe while allowing those who have expressed interest in attending to enjoy and participate in the summit.

Stay tuned for registration details, and I hope you’ll join us!

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Happy 5th anniversary to the return of @cmpunk to #wrasslin

But more importantly…happy 5th anniversary to my love, my bestie, my fiancée @missangie2u_87!! Through rough times, uncertainty, and wild & fun adventures…we’re here at Year 6 To many more!

#LoveOnTheSpectrum #BlackLove #BlackAutisticJoy #neurodivergent

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What happened to Jason Arday can’t be separated from racism and ableism.

Black autistic people are expected to survive impossible contradictions:

Be exceptional; but never threatening.
Be visible; but not too visible.
Advocate; but remain palatable.
Make a mistake; and watch your entire humanity become negotiable.

Accountability doesn’t require public degradation.
Critique doesn’t require dehumanization.
And disability justice that ignores racism is not disability justice.

We will continue to say the uncomfortable part out loud:

Black autistic folx deserve more than inclusion in our spaces.
They deserve safety, dignity, power, and protection within them.

We have to do better.

Recommended Black Disabled Accounts to follow for more:

@TheeMidnightGospel
@FidgetsandFries
@Nigh.Functioning.Autism
@BlackSpectrumScholar
@Kaishawna_Music
@DigitalStemCell
@DestinyHuff_IEP_Advocate
@BlackAutist
@BlackNeurodiversity
@BlackAutisticKayla
@AutismInBlack
@AgunBreezzy

#DisabilityJustice #Intersectionality #TransformativeJustice #Autistic #Disability

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via CAYR Connections (@cayr.connections)

Navigating the #Healthcare System: A #Workshop for #Neurodivergent Adults
with Timotheus "T.J." Gordon, Jr. MFA, MS

Saturday, August 15th, 2026
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (611 Randolph St.)
Oak Park, IL
Free for #OakParkIL residents, $25 for non-Oak Park residents

Join the Chicago Neurodiverse Social Club for our series of community education workshops! This workshop (#2 of 6) is led by researcher and autistic self-advocate T.J. Gordon and will cover the following topics:

- Strategies to navigate barriers in America's healthcare system
- How to choose a provider, specialist, or therapist
- Payment methods and insurance coverage
- Tools, tips, and more for a neurodivergent audience!

Over the 3-hour workshop, participants will be guided through a series of teachings and exercises to build new skills in the above areas.

Oak Park residents will receive priority admission to this workshop series. Non-Oak Park residents will be charged $25 (more details available in the registration form). You may register here: https://forms.gle/vRtgYf5iYB4ZdS4V7

Questions: Email cnsc@cayrconnections.org Flyer promoting a workshop titled “Navigating the Healthcare System: A Workshop for Neurodivergent Adults.” The design features a stylized stethoscope graphic at the top. Event details are centered in clear, bold text: presented by Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon, Jr., MFA, MS; scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, from 1:00–4:00 PM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park. Admission is $25 or free for Oak Park residents. Registration links and contact email are listed. Logos of sponsoring organizations—Chicago Neurodiverse Social Club, CAYR Connections, and the Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township—appear at the bottom. The layout is clean and professional, emphasizing healthcare accessibility and neurodiversity advocacy.

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Our latest video by @timotheusgordon, also known as the @blackautist and our Framing Assistant Co-Lead for the Say No to Crip Crow Lobby Day. #SayNoToCripCrow #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Olmstead

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🌈 How often do we describe autistic folx without actually listening to autistic folx?

This month, our autistic panelists are tackling one of the most common and misunderstood concepts in autism: “functioning labels.”

What happens when someone is labeled “high functioning”?
What supports become harder to access?
What assumptions get made?
Whose needs are overlooked?
And who gets to define what success, independence, and quality of life actually look like?

We’ll also explore the importance of distinguishing between support needs and perceived “functioning.” Too often, functioning labels oversimplify complex experiences and can obscure the voices of autistic people with moderate and high support needs. Meaningful inclusion requires listening to a broad range of autistic perspectives, especially those whose experiences are frequently underrepresented in autism and ABA conversations.

Join us for an honest discussion about how labels shape power, access, services, expectations, autonomy, and lived experience.

💜 Led by autistic voices
💜 Centering lived experience
💜 Exploring support needs beyond functioning labels
💜 Expanding social validity in ABA
💜 Challenging assumptions and encouraging reflection

This panel’s instructors include:
@blackspectrumscholar
@sienna.stims
@kaishawna_music

📅 July 16, 2026
⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM EST
🎓 2 Ethics CEUs
💵 Values-Based Pricing

Because the most meaningful way to understand autistic experiences is to hear directly from autistic people.

COMMENT WITH 🌈 🌈 🌈 TO RECEIVE A 25% OFF COUPON!!!

Register under Live Events at:
www.MindfulBehaviorLLC.org

#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #NeurodiversityAffirming #ABA DisabilityJustice

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🔊 🔊 🔊 Autonomy is not the same as independence.

Many disabled people will rely on support across the lifespan.
That does not mean they should lose choice, voice, or dignity in the process.

Too often, support systems prioritize compliance over collaboration.
Outcomes over identity.
Behavior over humanity.

But ethical practice requires more than teaching skills. It requires protecting agency. Say it with us: “just because something is effective, doesn’t mean it can’t also cause harm!”

In this panel, autistic and multiply marginalized voices share what autonomy actually looks like in everyday supports and what happens when systems unintentionally suppress identity, communication, and self determination.

We will explore:

- Why autonomy does not require independence
- How compliance based models can unintentionally harm
- What affirming, client led decision making looks like in real practice
- How practitioners can shift toward values based, trauma informed support

All profits go to our marginalized panelists.

📅 April 23rd 2026
🕰️ 7-9 pm eastern
⏰ 4-6 pm pacific
🥈 2 Ethics CEUs available for add on
💰 Values based pricing
📝 Non CEU seats available

💻 Register under Live Events at
www.MindfulBehaviorLLC.org

👩🏽‍🏫 Panelists:
@theemidnightgospel
@kaishawna_music
@sienna.stims

#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAwareness #DisabilityJustice #AutismAcceptance #NeurodiversityAffirming

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#Pinball time @ the @animeafterhour meet n greet

Gotta love my pinball fix!

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