Personal Safety – #AutisticAF

SHARE: “#AutisticWhileBlack: Against The Erasure of Ron’Niveya O’Neal”

Snapshot of young Black woman. Ron'Niveya O'Neal, a beautiful Nonspeaking Autistic Girl wearing a filter crown of flowers that match her pattern pink and white sweater.

Are we… the #ActuallyAutistic social media community… erasing the #AutisticWhileBlack community…?

Autism in Art — Gallery: “Remember,” Autists & Violence

Photo. "Autist JJ Vallow & Sister Tylee, Allegedly Killed by Religious Parents, 2020." Low-resolution version of original digital illustration. (c) 2021 John M. Knapp, Creative Commons Non-Commercial Usage. High-resolution wallpaper & poster files free to premium subscribers.

I’ve been working on a long-term project. A series of portraits of autists who experienced violence at the hands of the police, strangers, friends… family.

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I’m Autistic. I Fear Cops….

Photo of personalized Medical Alert bracelet that warns first responders that I'm autistic.

I fear every police officer & cop car I see.
And in 21st Century America… I see them everywhere.

So I bought a Medical Alert Bracelet. To protect myself from “helping” First Responders…More