People of Colour

Articles

Neurodivergence in Ancient Africa: What History Forgot but Our Ancestors Knew by Lovette Jallow – How West African societies embraced autism, ADHD and neurodivergence as spiritual gifts and communal roles – long before diagnosis existed.

Books

Autistic and Black: Our Experience of Growth, Progress and Empowerment by Kala Allen Omeiza (Non-Fiction Book)

The Secret Life of a Black Aspie: A Memoir by Anand Prahlad (Non-Fiction Book)

Slingshot by Cyrée Jarelle Johnson (Poetry Book)

The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (Non-Fiction Book)

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (Non-Fiction Book)

Shouting at Leaves by Jennifer Msumba (Non-Fiction Book)

Children’s Books

A Day With No Words by Tiffany Hammond (Picture Book)

Tiffany Hammond shares A Day with No Words on YouTube

Afrotastic by Kala Allen Omeiza (Young Adult Fiction)

The Worst Saturday Ever by Kala Allen Omeiza (Young Adult Fiction)

Research

“They Don’t Know, Don’t Show or Don’t Care”: Autism’s White Privilege Problem” – Morénike Giwa Onaiwu (Journal Article, Autism in Adulthood)

Decolonizing autism research: Integrating indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing – Grant Bruno, Anne Lindblom, Iliana Magiata et al (Full Article)

Videos

Kala Allen Omeiza talks about Thriving while Neurodivergent: Developing self-compassion and your interests to live a purposeful life

Autism and psychological colonialism – Joris Lechêne talks to the Centre for Research in Autism and Education