PinnedKay SalvatoreBlackness x Neurodiversity III: How Society Systematically Denies the Existence of Most Autistic…We need to de-center whiteness within the neurodiversity community if we want to help the entire community and affect meaningful change.10 min read·Aug 28, 2021--1--1
PinnedKay SalvatoreBlackness X Neurodiversity II: The Inherently Radical Politics of the Neurodiversity MovementDivorcing the radical politics of the Neurodiversity Movement from neurodiversity discourse is to betray the movement itself.11 min read·Aug 19, 2021----
PinnedKay SalvatoreBlackness x Neurodiversity IX: “Sensory Processing Disorder” is A MythIs it even possible to process your senses in a “disordered way” if no two people process their senses exactly the same way?8 min read·Jul 2, 2023----
PinnedKay SalvatoreBlackness x Neurodiversity VIII: The Existence of “Autism” Harms Both Autistic People and…Allistic people’s hostility, hatred of, and apathy towards autistic people because we socialize and communicate differently ruins them…22 min read·May 22, 2023--1--1
Kay SalvatoreBlackness x Neurodiversity XI: (Internalized) Ableism and the Limits it Places on Being Autistic“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk this earth . .”13 min read·Jan 15, 2024----
Kay SalvatoreBlackness x Neurodiversity X: Let’s Move Beyond the Myopia of “Narcissism”The grip that “narcissism” has on the world is harmful to both allistic people and autistic people, and is leading us to nothing but ruin.8 min read·Jul 18, 2023--2--2
Kay SalvatoreWhy Is ‘Slave Play’?Another take in the sea of takes on this supposedly radical and searing satirical play about how racism affects love.5 min read·Sep 4, 2022----
Kay SalvatoreBlackness x Neurodivergence VII: The Wreckage of Your PastThere’s a quote from James Baldwin that is always in my mind, and it’s something that I’ve always thought about even before encountering…2 min read·Aug 27, 2022----
Kay SalvatoreBlackness x Neurodiversity VI: Autistic People and Social CommunicationTurns out you’re wrong if you believe autistic people have an innate difficulty when it comes to social communication. Who knew?!6 min read·Mar 14, 2022----