Join The Autastic Community—community, workshops, and events connecting adult-identified autistic people of color.

Join The Autastic Community—community, workshops, and events connecting adult-identified autistic people of color.

Welcome to the Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Summit, founded by internationally recognized autistic advocate Ayanna Sanaa Davis. This groundbreaking virtual gathering centers Black autistic voices, lived experiences, leadership, identity, and joy. Join advocates, educators, families, professionals, and community leaders for honest conversations that challenge stigma, address systemic barriers, and move autism advocacy beyond awareness toward genuine acceptance, equity, and empowerment. Black autistic people deserve more than a place in the conversation—they deserve to lead it.

Our live monthly Zoom events exclusively for late-identified autistic people of colour.

Live monthly Zoom events for late-identified autistic people of colour.

Our live monthly Zoom events exclusively for late-identified autistic people of colour.

I’m evolving Autastic in 2026 💪🏽. Your OG Autistic Auntie bushwhacked the damn path alongside the handful of advocates dedicated enough to autistic liberation to endure being spit-roasted in the ableist social media dumpster fire that was the early 2020’s to come back breathing flames. Now it’s time to clear the next road ahead. Autastic’s doors are unfurling as a platform for autistic advocates and individuals to come together in service of our Black, Indigenous, and all autistic people of color. No longer will you hear my voice alone—we are legion and we roll on #AutisticTime. Want in? DM. We will abide no social norm, no ableist standard, no metric nor measurement, nor a single well-meaning advice-giver coming in hot with their with ‘shoulds’. We done lived an entire life by y’all’s demands. It’s our turn now. Like it or don’t, we gonna do what we do. Get ready. Follow The Reframe from Autastic to ride with us. —DJW https://autasticreframe.substack.com/

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Our live monthly Zoom events exclusively for late-identified autistic people of colour.

Autastic's BIPOC Social Club is by and for all adult-identified and questioning autistic BIPOC. Join an affirming, melanin-adorned space to connect, share, and belong.