Dismantling Racism & Ableism
with Lydia X. Z. Brown

06/17/2020

Lydia X. Z. Brown is an autistic attorney and disability justice advocate who specifically focuses on violence against multiply-marginalized disabled people. In this episode, join us as we:
– Dive deep into how white supremacy and white privilege play out for autistic kids
– Learn how systematic racism and trauma impact the diagnosis and treatment of autistic kids, including the unexamined racism of many OTs
– Explore the role that police and prisons play in the schools and lives of autistic black, brown, indigenous, Asian, and POC kids
– Discuss concrete steps OTs can take to become anti-racist in their work
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Show Notes

- View links at learnplaythrive.com/podcast
- Find Lydia X. Z. Brown at autistichoya.net, lydiaxzbrown.com, or on Twitter or Facebook
- Check out the book they co-edited, All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism
- Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
- Fund for Community Reparations for Autistic People of Color’s Independence, Survival, and Empowerment
- HEARD-Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of Deaf Communities
- Learn more about the race and class disparities in autism diagnoses here Race, Class Contribute to Disparities in Autism Diagnoses
- Learn more about the disproportionate diagnoses of black children with oppositional defiant disorder here The Process and Implications of Diagnosing Oppositional Defiant Disorder in African American Males
- Join in the conversation about this episode on Facebook at Learn Play & Thrive: Autism Resources for Professionals
- Resources recommended by Lydia on abolishing police and prisons:
- Mariame Kaba
- Angela Davis
- Ruth Wilson Gilmore
- Talila A. Lewis