Neurodiverse Scholars

08/21/2026

This is an important distinction that people who are white have to understand. There’s a difference between struggling and struggling due to one’s race or skin tone. This impacts disabled and non disabled people alike.

“I don’t want to imagine what it would be like if I wasn’t so white.”

German runner Smilla Kolbe just gave one of the simplest explanations of WHITE PRIVILEGE you will ever hear.

And notice what she DIDN’T say. She didn’t say that because she is white, she has never struggled. She didn’t say white people don’t experience pain. She didn’t say white people can’t be poor, mistreated, overlooked, criticized, bullied, disappointed, or dealt a bad hand in life.

That is NOT what white privilege means.

White privilege means that whatever difficulties you encounter, your whiteness is not the reason you are encountering them. You can lose a job while white. You can be poor while white. You can have people dislike you while white. You can be treated unfairly while white. You can experience tragedy while white. But you will never have to wonder whether someone followed you through the store because you are white.

You will never be considered suspicious simply because you are white. You will never have somebody hurl a racial slur at you because you are white. You will never watch people who look like you routinely receive racial abuse and think, Thank God my skin protects me from that particular hatred.

THAT is privilege.

Kolbe recognized something that far too many people spend enormous amounts of energy pretending not to understand: two people can experience the same world while experiencing it very differently because society does not treat their skin the same. She was receiving support while watching teammates receive racist abuse, and instead of pretending the difference didn’t exist, she acknowledged it.

That’s what awareness looks like.

White privilege is not the absence of struggle.** It is the absence of RACIAL struggle because you are white.** It doesn’t mean your life has never been hard. It means your life has never been made harder because you are WHITE.

There’s a difference.

And Smilla Kolbe understood it perfectly.

Talbert Swan

08/21/2026

This is something to be aware of. It is the challenges people with disabilities face, including developmentally disabled, while dealing with air travel.

08/11/2026

Black autism acceptance month is in September. Let’s spread the word! Also, there is a virtual event on the forwarded post by phenomenally autistic that is on September 19 and 20. I also want all those following the page to know that the Autistic Scholar, who’s in charge of this page, is also a black woman with autism. I just wanted to come out as a way of diversifying both the autism and neurodiverse representation.

We did it without the support of any autism organizations 👌🏽
Due to the overwhelming response and incredible interest from our community, this is now a 2-day virtual event! 🎉
Expanding to two days allows more voices to be heard, more knowledge to be shared, and more time to build community together. We’re grateful for the enthusiasm and excited to create even more space for meaningful conversations.

We’re opening space for something meaningful this September.

In honor of Black Autism Acceptance Day, we’re hosting a 2-day virtual summit centered on Black autistic voices, lived experience, and community knowledge. This is a space for sharing stories, building understanding, and honoring the many ways autism shows up in our communities.

Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in speaking and sharing your lived experience. We were truly inspired by the overwhelming response and are excited to bring together an incredible lineup of voices.

Please share this post with your family, friends, colleagues, and community. We look forward to learning, connecting, and celebrating together this September.

This is a FREE event registration info to attend coming soon 🤎

08/09/2026

It is important to comment on government policies and research that impact people with autism. This is especially true for those with autism and those closest to them.

02/01/2026

This month is also black history month, so let's also celebrate black disabled or neurodiverse people.

02/01/2026

This article that Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network reposted brings up challenges that neurodiverse and people with other disabilities face dealing with new technologies reshaping the workforce. What does anyone think of this?

02/01/2026

Here's an interesting opportunity to come a neurodiversity coach. Any thoughts?

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02/01/2026

It is important to understand that some people with autism and other disabilities need accessible devices for communication and other reasons. What are some of your thoughts ?