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As we mark World #AutismAwarenessDay and step into Autism Awareness Month, this year’s theme, “Autism and Humanity — Every Life Has Value,” reminds us that every autistic person deserves respect, dignity, and opportunity. The Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025, for the very first time in Kenya, recognises and protects the rights of the neurodiverse community, including individuals on the autism spectrum. This month, I urge every household and community to learn, understand, and include. Don’ shun what you don’t yet understand. Scan the QR code to read the full Act. #VIP

A life of having one's abilities underestimated: a new documentary on Autism in Africa. youtu.be/oWE5ZKv08gA?si=VHZW…

Visibility in North Africa: Confronting the Web of Violence As we move forward in our campaign for Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31), we highlight the lived realities of trans individuals in Morocco. Visibility is not just about being seen; it is about challenging the

🌍 Happy Trans Day of Visibility! In West Africa, trans and non-binary people are building movements, holding communities together, and showing up; even under some of the most difficult conditions on the continent. The director of Horizon, a community-based organisation committed to defending the rights of transgender and non-binary people in the region, says their work is motivated by the resilience of their beneficiaries and their courage in facing daily challenges. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌍 Bonne Journée de la visibilité trans ! En Afrique de l'Ouest, les personnes trans et non binaires mettent en place des mouvements, soudent leurs communautés et se font entendre, même dans certaines des conditions les plus difficiles du continent. Le directeur d'Horizon, une organisation communautaire engagée dans la défense des droits des personnes transgenres et non binaires dans la région, explique que son travail est motivé par la résilience de ses bénéficiaires et par leur courage face aux défis quotidiens. 🏳️‍🌈 🌍 Feliz Dia da Visibilidade Trans! Na África Ocidental, as pessoas trans e não binárias estão a construir movimentos, a manter as comunidades unidas e a marcar presença; mesmo nas condições mais difíceis do continente. O diretor da Horizon, uma organização comunitária empenhada na defesa dos direitos das pessoas transgénero e não binárias na região, afirma que o seu trabalho é motivado pela resiliência dos seus beneficiários e pela coragem com que enfrentam os desafios diários. #TDOV2026

Visibility matters. Protection matters more. On this Trans Day of Visibility, stand with trans people fighting to live freely and safely through our link in the Bio. Every one deserves rights to live freely Support. Share. Speak out. 🌈 #TransVisibility #TransRightsAreHumanRights

🏳️‍⚧️On Trans Day of Visibility, we share this article from @thekhrc's Adrian Kibe on the growing climate of repression against transgender persons and their rights in Africa #TDOV @AdrianMuchugu @cancivlib @TGEUorg @LRCSouthAfrica @libertyhq @humanrightshrlc inclo.net/latest/update/tran…

Today, as we celebrate Trans Day of Visibility 💙🤍💗 We honor the strength, courage, and resilience of the trans community. Your existence is powerful, your stories matter, and your visibility is a force that continues to inspire change in the world. You are not invisible. You are seen, valued, and deserving of love, respect, and safety—every single day. We stand with you, we celebrate you, and we will continue to fight for a world where you can live freely and proudly as your true selves. 🏳️‍⚧️✨Happy Trans day of visibilty 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🥰

It's never “just” anxiety.

Disabled doesn't mean the same as 'unable'. Disabled doesn't mean you can't do anything at all. It also doesn't mean you're worse than everyone else at everything. You may even be better than most people at some things, and still be disabled. 4/

Parents hitting their children was not part of traditional African culture. It came with colonisation. allafrica.com/stories/201910…

Femi Taiwo is an autistic Web programmer of Nigerian origin, living in South Africa. Here he talks about collaborating with neurodivergent people such as himself in the workplace. youtu.be/BwXNadquIBE?si=bAK8…

Our international patners and actual autistic people, please do join us tomorrow evening. Cc @ekverstania @UDPKenya @UBONGOtz

Wherever we do autism advocacy in Africa, we must also do advocacy for the rights of LGBTQ people, because of the intersection between the two. Often autistic people in Africa face a ban on who they are are.

i feel like "gentle parenting" is just normal parenting and we call it gentle because treating children like sht is so normalized in society.

Distilling multidimensional ideas and thoughts using sentences is such a mess.

They were always there. Mostly kept indoors and mostly not properly diagnosed. For instance, someone with Schizophrenia, black folks would say unamaDimoni or amaFufunyana or amDlozi. Someone with Bipolar, till today we just say “uyamazi uZiban-bani, unenkani neengcwangu”…

Autistic people are bullied a freeking whole lot for our existence and for our autistic traits and it's no secret that we have bone the brunt of physical and emotional abuse as well as struggling with our mental health for years because of that

Looks like this person wants to go to war against Black nonspeaking autistic advocates, to tell them that they don't know what they're talking about...

AM I DISABLED? 🧵 1/