neurodiversity, highly melanated
Explore the intersection of neurodiversity and disability justice. Understand how factors like race, age, and gender influence neurodivergent experiences. Join our interactive 2-hour workshop and receive materials for immersive learning.
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Intersectionality is the acknowledgment of the ways in which we exist fully. It is an honoring of everything that we experience in this world, whether that be reality or perception. It is an inclusion of everything that makes us who we are. So when we are talking about intersectionality, we are really talking about what forces are impacting our lives that inform how we navigate this world (and how this world does and does not navigate us).
MASKING is an attempt to “fit in” or “camouflage” otherwise naturally occurring and felt behaviors and emotions of neurodistinct individuals. In its opposite form, unmasking is recognizing and unlearning then dismantling and dissolving learned social behaviors and physical posturing.
My friendship with my Autism explains why I have boundless optimism, am heart-centered, have 3-D compassion for people, am a fan of adult comedy clubs, a dancing master, a frequenter of the nightlife, a brunch-lover, an effervescent personality, an expert in social entrepreneurship, a prolific reader, an avid writer, an artsy individual, a sports fanatic, a health-conscious aficionado, a soothing presence, a live and let live without doing any harm type, a public intellectual, a proponent of positivity, a wholeness instructor, and a gray-area thinker. Antonio means “Highly Praiseworthy” in Spanish. Ray means “Grace” in Scottish. Myers means “Mayor” in German. I am The Highly Praiseworthy Grace Mayor. I am a middle school valedictorian, high-school valedictorian, college graduate, podcast host of TonioTimeDaily, a human rights advocate, a neurodivergent specialist, an Autism rights movement member a world traveler, a disability rights activist. My very first words as a toddler were: “Stop bullying my friend!” I was born to be a servant leader. I was a seventh-grade secretary, and I was the eighth-grade president. I got my academic honors signed by former President Barack Obama. I am a member of The D.C. State Rehabilitation Council, and my membership was authorized by Mayor Muriel Bowser.