Example: Uncovering ableist biases
In a focus group with autistic people, we used this prompt:
“What would make you feel comfortable in a group that also includes researchers and parents?”
Some autistic partners noted that the question made it seem like autistic people could not be researchers or parents.
Photo by Anete Lusina
Autistic people have many life roles:
- Autistic parents
- Autistic researchers
- Autistic healthcare providers
- And more…
We used to think of partners as parents, autistic people, or researchers.
Now we think of autistic people in all of those groups.