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Katie Levin ♾️
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(she/her/hers) Chicago area native, #ActuallyAutistic, amateur photographer, digital producer & autism advocate at Aspiritech.
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THANK YOU #GovJBPritzker for protecting #Autistics like me in #Illinois ! ♾️❤️
govpritzker.illinois.gov Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · May 8
Illinoisans deserve dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination.

I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.
In response to RFK Jr., Pritzker to sign first in nation executive order protecting autism data
The governor's office said the executive order is in response to rising concerns about efforts to create federal autism registries or databases without legal safeguards or accountability.
chicago.suntimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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#Aspiritech reposted their profile on me in case anyone's interested. ♾️

aspiritech.org/featured/kat...

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Autistic #AutisticAdult #AutisticWoman #AutismAtWork #Evanston #EvanstonIllinois #SupportiveEmployment
Katie’s Story – Aspiritech
Meet Aspiritech's Digital Producer and first-ever autistic female employee.
aspiritech.org
May 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
katielevin.bsky.social
The #FishDoorbell is so calming and yet so cool! 🐟🐠🐡
lastweektonight.com Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · Apr 14
Thank you to Mario for helping us set the mood for a bunch of frisky fish. Full segment streaming now on Max.
April 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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#Aspiritech 's letter to RFK Jr. about his comments on #Autism (written by CEO Tara May @taranicoal.bsky.social)

aspiritech.org/featured/an-...

#AutismAcceptance #AutismAtWork #Disabilities #DisabilityRights #Equality #AutismAwareness #AutismMonth #Chicago #Evanston #Illinois
An Open Letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – Aspiritech
We’d like Secretary Kennedy to meet 100 people who will help dispel the many misconceptions about autistic people that seem to be driving a false narrative.
aspiritech.org
April 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I am proud to work for #Aspiritech, an #AutismFriendly NFP near #Chicago. They were mentioned in this article from #CNN disparaging RFK Jr's comments about #Autism.

#AutismAcceptance #AutismAtWork #Autistic #AutisticAdults #DifferentNotLess

www.cnn.com/2025/04/19/h...
Many in the autism community say RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are | CNN
“These are kids who will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassi...
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April 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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I contributed to this book. All chapters were written by #ActuallyAutistic women and nonbinary people. Great way to get an #Autistic perspective. 📖♾️

#AutismAcceptance #Autism #AutismAcceptanceMonth #Neurodivergent #AutisticWomen @awnnetwork.org
thinkingautism.com Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Apr 7
Autism Books You Should Know: Sincerely, Your Autistic Child is an anthology in which all the autistic contributors "sound like themselves […] autistic people communicate in all kinds of ways, and that’s part of the reality that we wanted to convey."

disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2021/05/12/i...
Square canva graphic with a gold background. White text at the top reads, "Autism Books You Should Know" In the center, with a green-blue gradient border, is a book cover with a white background and orbiting multi-color-speckled brushstrokes. Title (in bolded black text): “Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity.” Below it, in gold: “Winner of the Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Literary Work of the Year.” Below it: “Edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu” White text underneath reads, "@ThinkingAutism" and "tinyurl.com/SincerelyYourAutisticChildDVP"
April 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Reposted by Katie Levin ♾️
autisticadvocacy.org
ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...
Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Autism…
autisticadvocacy.org
April 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Yes, I am #ActuallyAutistic and also #vaccinated. It has been medically proven multiple times #VaccinesDontCauseAutism. 💉

I am not damaged, or a mistake. I am grateful that I have been vaccinated & for who I am as a person, autism and all. ♾️

#ScienceIsReal #AutisticAndProud
April 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Katie Levin ♾️
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Happy Autism Acceptance Month from my autism bunnies! 🐰🐰

#PlushieDreadfuls #PlushieDreadfulsAutism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismBunny #AutismMonth #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic @plushiedreadfuls.bsky.social
2 toy rabbits. One bright yellow with rainbow infinity symbol on its chest and light green hands and feet. The other is light brown with gold infinity symbol on its chest and gold hands and feet.
April 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Happy Autism Acceptance Month from my autism bunnies! 🐰🐰

#PlushieDreadfuls #PlushieDreadfulsAutism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismBunny #AutismMonth #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic @plushiedreadfuls.bsky.social
2 toy rabbits. One bright yellow with rainbow infinity symbol on its chest and light green hands and feet. The other is light brown with gold infinity symbol on its chest and gold hands and feet.
April 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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#StPatricksDay beverages if you live in/near #Chicago 🍀

#GreenRiver #Guinness #GreenRiverPop #GreenRiverSoda #GuinnessChicago #GreenRiverChicago #ItsAChicagoThing
Two large cans of Guinness beer with special Chicago labels. On both sides are bottles of Green River & Diet Green River soda pop.
March 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Received my #EmployeeOfTheQuarter award from #Aspiritech. Thank you so much! I am so fortunate to work for such an amazing organization. ❤️😊

#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAtWork #SupportiveEmployment #Neurodivergent #AutismAcceptance
Woman with long dark hair, black shirt and pants, standing in front of a wall that says Aspiritech. She is holding a framed certificate.
March 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I am so thankful to live in #Illinois ! Thank you #GovPritzker ! ❤️
jbpritzker.bsky.social JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · Feb 21
There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.
TEXT: My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country. We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one. I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
February 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Reposted by Katie Levin ♾️
thatguywasfly.bsky.social
It is very very VERY hard not to be bitter at the people who during the past four years literally said "the disability justice community has lost it" because they were being asked to consider wearing a mask.
broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jan 30
We tried to tell you that “merit based” meant ableist & eugenicist. No one listened.

Trump, who froze hiring of air traffic controllers, now trying to blame the disability community for airline crash.

This is wrong. It’s disgusting. Please recognize what he’s doing. He will come for you next.
January 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
katielevin.bsky.social
SERIOUSLY????
He just wants to erase everyone who isn't a white, Christian, male. 😡
liveandlearn.bsky.social Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · Jan 30
Sec of the Dept of Defense, Hegseth banned the observance of:
MLK Jr.'s Birthday
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Black History Month
Juneteenth
Women’s Equality Day
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Pride Month
Nat'l Disability Employment Awareness Month
AAPI Awareness Month
American Indian Heritage Month
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response t...
apnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
katielevin.bsky.social
Watching #AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes on #Svengiolie tonight while eating #GrilledCheese & #TomatoSoup for dinner.
🍅🍅🍅
@svengoolieofficial.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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It's About Damn Time! ♀️♂️⚧️

#EqualRights #ERA #GenderEquality
President Biden Declares The Equal Rights Amendment is Now The Law of the Land - guarantees all Americans Equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex
January 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Check out this blog post #Aspiritech did on me, discussing my own #Autism diagnosis, my various roles at Aspiritech, and helping other #ActuallyAutistic employees in their roles in #AutismAdvocacy and #Neurodiversity in & outside of the workplace:

Read all about it: hubs.li/Q031ttnj0
Katie’s Story – Aspiritech
Meet Aspiritech's Digital Producer and first-ever autistic female employee.
hubs.li
January 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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FIRST POST! Proud to be a part of the #Aspiritech #ArtShow. 🎨 Sunday, Nov. 17! #MortonGrove, IL. 3:30-5:30pm. Get more details and reserve your free tickets now: hubs.li/Q02YgfR90

#DehkhodaFoundation #AutismChicago #Museum #ArtShowChicago #HolidayGifts #Neurodiversity #Autism
November 14, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Reposted by Katie Levin ♾️
thinkingautism.com
“One reason for older [autistic] people going undiagnosed was in the 1960s, when they were in their youth, autism was viewed as a very rare condition ‘whereas today it is viewed in a far more common way and the prevalence rates reflect that.’”

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Autism: 'I felt broken before being diagnosed at 70'
An estimated 90% of autistic people over 50 have not received a diagnosis, research suggests.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:40 PM