Its Autism Acceptance Month - many people in the aro and ace communities are neurodivergent in some

Its Autism Acceptance Month - many people in the aro and ace communities are neurodivergent in some way, and specifically autistic. Here’s our article on some of the ways these identities intersect: https://taaap.org/2022/04/23/autism-and-aspec-identities/

[ID: The first infographic reads “Autism and Aspec Identities. Research suggests that autistic individuals are over twice as likely to identify as non-heterosexual than allistic individuals. 36.5 % of respondents to the 2020 Aro Census identified as neurodiverse. 17.5% of respondents to the 2019 Ace Community Survey identified as autistic.” There are pictures of a pair of headphones with rainbows and an infinity sign on them, and a blue jacket with a rainbow on the back as well as an infinity sign.

The second infographic reads “Autism and Aspec Identities. Autistic people may find that their orientations are influenced by touch sensitivities and aversions, social aversions, and/or not internalizing social norms. Allistic people often stereotype autistic people as cold, unfeeling, and/or as child-like. This leaves autistic aspecs in a double bind in which their lack of romantic and/or sexual attraction gets wrapped up in this stereotype rather than being seen as a valid identity.“ There are pictures of a sneaker with a rainbow and infinity sign on it, a baseball cap with a rainbow infinity sign, and a pair of rainbow earrings with infinity signs on them. End ID.]