Any other autistic women of color out there? I feel really isolated even within the autistic community because I can’t really relate to a lot of white autistic experiences. Like the way I was raised in an immigrant household is so different and I was forced to suppress so many autistic traits in such an extreme way because I was expected to conform so heavily just to get anywhere in the world. My parents would literally yell if I didn’t make eye contact and have “fake conversations” with me to practice being socially accepted in society. I feel like I didn’t get the opportunity that lot of white autistic people got as a child to express their autistic traits because I think white parenting is generally more lenient. And I’m just now being able to unlearn all this in my 20s.
I can’t really comment because I’m white, but I did want to tell you that there is an #autizzy tag on tiktok that is specific for black autistic voices!
I am an autistic person of color. My parents didn't bother having fake conversations with me but I was expected to act neurotypical. And they didn't bother to get me diagnosed either. But I can relate to not being able to express autistic traits as a child.
I'm a brown autistic AFAB person, I'm not a woman but since I was raised as such I relate to quite a bit of your post. I've never really felt like I relate to my white autistic peers as much as I should. I learned at a fairly young age to fake eye contact so my mother would stop forcing me and eventually I just isolated myself from that entire part of the family and now we rarely speak.
Hey I’m an autistic women of color and my father is an immigrant as well. So growing up my family knew I was different but didn’t have me tested for anything. But when I turned 18 I went and got myself tested. Telling my parents I have autism they instantly refused the idea and told me that my doctors didn’t know what they were talking about. I have to now work hard as an adult on my own to figure out who I am after so many years of convincing myself I knew exactly who I am.
same here. My dad is from iran and they really don’t interpret mental health the same way as in the west. It’s so taboo or not seen as “real.” It’s definitely hard to find out how to find your place in the world when your cultural side doesn’t believe you and you can’t relate to most of the autistic community
i am another poc autistic but i am trans non-binary masculine and hispanic. i relate to everything you said in this post. i’m still learning a lot about how to unmask and that it’s okay to be myself around ppl i’m close to
yes unmasking is definitely difficult and reminding ourselves to be true to us is so important! I’m also part of the lgbtq+ community (lesbian) so it’s definitely hard trying to find a community that intersects autism, being a poc, and queer!
If any of y’all wanna start a POC autistic group support, pls message me! Not sure the best way to go about it but I’m open to ideas! Or just if there’s an existing one, please let me know! It would be nice to share resources and helpful info!
Hunnyyyy I feel it, especially in the black community any mental health or disorder that makes you look weak is a no-no and we do not talk about it🙄 that's why this generation needs to come together and support each other! And the whole mental and emotional abuse especially as autistic was just omfg! Being abused because of something no one told us we had on top of not understanding why we did it the first place! Being undiagnosed until adulthood it out everything into perspective! I mean the stims were there and idk how no one noticed but it definitely sucks and I totally get the feeling of noone truly understanding you at all!
the stigma is very real🙁 I’m glad there’s other communities of color that can relate and also share more insight. It’s crazy how autistic traits can present differently depending on cultures and but it’s always associated with white ppl. Even the differences between different POC groups too depending on culture norms.
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Any other autistic women of color out there? I feel really isolated even within the autistic community because I can’t really relate to a lot of white autistic experiences. Like the way I was raised in an immigrant household is so different and I was forced to suppress so many autistic traits in such an extreme way because I was expected to conform so heavily just to get anywhere in the world. My parents would literally yell if I didn’t make eye contact and have “fake conversations” with me to practice being socially accepted in society. I feel like I didn’t get the opportunity that lot of white autistic people got as a child to express their autistic traits because I think white parenting is generally more lenient. And I’m just now being able to unlearn all this in my 20s.
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