Jobseeker says companies are weeding out ‘undesirables’ with new identity-based questions

‘These questions are ILLEGAL’: Jobseeker says companies are weeding out ‘undesirables’ with new identity-based questions

'Uhhhh…I work in HR and if that’s an application, that’s really not allowed.'

On Feb 2, 2024 by Natasha Dubash

Autistic woman shows what happens when she orders room service for the first time

‘No one’s mad at me or anything’: Autistic woman shows what happens when she orders room service for the first time

'Where do we petition for room service to be done by text??'

On Jan 27, 2024 by Grace Fowler

weird video about autism

TikTok makes you think that autism is a quirky personality trait—it’s not

Many people with autism have taken offense at a creator's use of the phrase 'a sprinkle of the ‘tism.'

On Sep 13, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

Hooters server speaking with caption 'A customer asked her if she was autistic' (l) Hooters building with sign (c) Hooters server speaking with caption 'A customer asked her if she was autistic' (r)

‘He definitely said artistic’: Hooters server says customer asked if she was ‘autistic’ after seeing her handwriting

'Couldn't [just] keep it at 'nice handwriting' ?????'

On Sep 6, 2023 by Stacy Fernandez

Disney World guest speaking with caption 'Disney world (Orlando) + Safe foods safe foods that I have found here that I can eat' (l) Disney World sign above road (c) Disney World guest speaking with caption 'Disney world (Orlando) + Safe foods and the fact that I have food aversion and sensory issues' (r)

‘I’m not a fake meat person’: Disney World customer with food aversion says there are no ‘safe foods’ available to her on vacation

'At this point, I would rather stay in a hotel and not eat.'

On Aug 30, 2023 by Stacy Fernandez

man speaking with caption 'Can you believe this person is claiming AI is racist?' (l) AI search for an autistic person with caption 'And let's do it again...' (c) man speaking with caption 'It is. Ableist is too.' (r)

‘Do you see any diversity?’: Man says AI is ableist after generating 100-plus images of ‘an autistic person’—and they’re all white men

'Most were skinny, and weirdly enough, a disproportionate abundance had red hair.'

On Aug 9, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

AI typing on laptop keyboard (l) email exchange on grey background 'The AI design of your email is clever, but significantly lacks warmth. Would it be possible to be contacted by a human being moving forward instead of AI? Many thanks, It's not an AI. I'm just Autistic. See you next Friday. Sent from Proton Mail mobile' (r)

‘Not an email I ever expected to receive’: Autistic professor says person accused them of using AI to write email because it ‘lacked warmth’

‘That is crawl-into-the-center-of-the-earth levels of shame.’

On Jul 25, 2023 by Parks Kugle

Freddie Highmore speaking in front of grey background (l) Daniel Dae Kim in front of grey background (r)

A years-old clip from ‘The Good Doctor’ is now a TikTok meme

'I am a surgeon!'

On May 9, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

Rebekah Jones (l) Matt Gaetz (r)

Rebekah Jones calls out Matt Gaetz on TikTok over Facebook post involving her autistic son

She went in.

On Sep 12, 2022 by David Covucci

teacher grooming autistic student tiktok

‘This bothers me in so many different ways’: Teacher kisses adult student who is nonverbal, autistic, sparking debate

'This video was very unsettling for me to watch.'

On Aug 31, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

woman speaking hands up caption 'This sounds comes with a MASSIVE trigger warning for the autistic community' (l) woman speaking caption 'This sounds comes with a MASSIVE trigger warning for the autistic community' (c) woman speaking hand up caption 'This sounds comes with a MASSIVE trigger warning for the autistic community' (r)

‘This is explicit ableism’: Autistic TikTokers want you to stop using this disturbing sound

The widespread use of the sound is hurting people.

On Aug 24, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

woman speaking caption 'get your doctor and HR involved, they need to provide reasonable accommodations with a confirmed medical condition' (l) Woman typing on laptop under desk caption 'POV: you're autistic and 'have' to go into office twice a week but find it hard to work there because it's bright, distracting and open plan so you asked for a low sensory room to avoid having a meltdown at work but they just told you work in the smaller open plan officeso when you're feeling overwhelmed so now you have to work under a desk in the open plan office because you have deadlines and can't leave to go home in the middle of the day because it will 'look bad'' (c) woman speaking caption 'get your doctor and HR involved, they need to provide reasonable accommodations with a confirmed medical condition' (r)(

‘POV: you’re autistic and ‘have’ to go into the office twice a week’: TikToker resorts to working under a desk after employer refused to provide proper accommodations for her disability

'If you've been through this you know how draining it is to constantly speak up for your needs.'

On Aug 8, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

woman upset speaking caption 'What the $&@? Did You Just Say?!' (l) tiny shopping cart with pills inside wooden blocks 'ADHD' adjacent on light blue background (c) woman speaking upset caption 'I do believe medication for adhd is a cop out. They just need to learn ways to focus better and have avenues to release that energy.' (r)

‘You want a diagnosis so you can just shove pills in your kids’ faces’: Mother says her child’s new doctor wouldn’t give him his medication, sparking debate

'Within five minutes of being there, this man says, ‘Your son is not autistic and he does not have ADHD.''

On Jun 10, 2022 by Braden Bjella

office cubicle background with sign inset 'I'm autistic. I prefer direct, literal and detailed communication. If I am: not making eye contact, not greeting you back, not understanding your social cues, etc. There is no malicious intent. It is the autism. Thank you for understanding.'

Autistic worker makes sign to hang in office after allegedly getting disciplined for being a ‘bad communicator’

'I know this was a fun conversation with HR.'

On May 12, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Woman dancing outside caption 'the most ablest thing I've ever seen is this Reddit page' (l) Woman pointing to comments 'you're not even diagnosed' (c) Woman dancing caption ' This page on Reddit out to expose people with 'fake disabilities' with photo above (r)

A woman called out a Reddit page dedicated to outing people with ‘fake’ disabilities. TikTokers are aghast

'Why do people hate disabled people so much?'

On Apr 15, 2022 by Laiken Neumann