Aliya Rahman's statement after being abducted by ICE.

The transcript is in the posts below (courtesy of Jenny Carter on FB).

If you watch it, at the link below (it's on Instagram), I should mention I was crying by the end of her statement.

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#Autistic #Neurodivergent #ICE #Fascism #Democracy #Racism #Minnesota #Trump #ActuallyAutistic (me) #BlackLivesMatter #Disabled

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUU_Vjijgth/?igsh=djJjbDRxMHE4MHF4

#Introduction

(Even though I've been here for 2 years. Intros make me that anxious. 😅)

Curious. Introvert. I always try to be compassionate. I live in a small town in the state of Rio; grew up in one here too.

Now, in no particular order, I'm gonna drop lots of hashtags somehow related to me, 'cause it feels less intimidating: #queer #bi #nb #transfem #autistic #ADHD #bipolar #SpeculativeFiction #animanga #pop #alt #electronica #goth #solarpunk #feminism #left #LearningFrench #LearningSpanish

Aliya Rahman's statement after being abducted by ICE.

The transcript is in the posts below (courtesy of Jenny Carter on FB).

If you watch it, at the link below (it's on Instagram), I should mention I was crying by the end of her statement.

🧵⬇️

#Autistic #Neurodivergent #ICE #Fascism #Democracy #Racism #Minnesota #Trump #ActuallyAutistic (me) #BlackLivesMatter #Disabled

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUU_Vjijgth/?igsh=djJjbDRxMHE4MHF4

While I'm on the topic of #FuckICE.. I too, am something of an autist, so it resonated with me when this #autistic lady was nabbed by ICE in traffic.

Here, her testimony before #congress after the fact, also resonates strongly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVvKLT2q2Vs

“As an #autistic person, it was particularly difficult to understand what the officers wanted me to do. I personally experience audio sorting challenges as an autistic person. This makes it so that voices near & far are prioritized in the same way, making it difficult for me to figure out who is talking to me. Because of this, I tend to rely on reading lips. You can imagine how difficult it was for me to try to read lips when #ICE officers are completely #masked,” #AliyaRahman said.

#Trump #law

I added my first venue to this site today. I'm intending to add more, and I would encourage other autistic people to do the same.

prepped.to | Sensory information and service instructions for better planning
https://prepped.to/

#ActuallyAutistic #autism #autistic

#AliyaRahman emphasized that, her #disability notwithstanding, this would not have been an easy moment to navigate for anyone. “I think it’s also important to point out that even someone who is not #autistic would have trouble handling that situation. It was chaotic & overwhelming. There was a lot going on & it was happening fast.”
The incident occurred just blocks away from where, a week earlier, an #ICE agent shot & killed #ReneeGood. “I constantly wondered if I was going to die,” Rahman said.

#AliyaRahman emphasized that, her #disability notwithstanding, this would not have been an easy moment to navigate for anyone. “I think it’s also important to point out that even someone who is not #autistic would have trouble handling that situation. It was chaotic & overwhelming. There was a lot going on & it was happening fast.”
The incident occurred just blocks away from where, a week earlier, an #ICE agent shot & killed #ReneeGood. “I constantly wondered if I was going to die,” Rahman said.

“As an #autistic person, it was particularly difficult to understand what the officers wanted me to do. I personally experience audio sorting challenges as an autistic person. This makes it so that voices near & far are prioritized in the same way, making it difficult for me to figure out who is talking to me. Because of this, I tend to rely on reading lips. You can imagine how difficult it was for me to try to read lips when #ICE officers are completely #masked,” #AliyaRahman said.

#Trump #law

This sounds like a really good idea to me. It's a map of businesses etc. For each one, there is information to help autistic people navigate them.

prepped.to | Sensory information and service instructions for better planning
https://prepped.to/

#ActuallyAutistic #autistic

You have decades of information stored in your body about what’s okay and what’s not.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Sensory #Interoception

You have decades of information stored in your body about what’s okay and what’s not.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Sensory #Interoception