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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis
@ayannasanaa.bsky.social
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💜Award Winning Autism Avocate💜
Autistic/Artist/Theater/Author/Dreamer
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Host of Black Girl Diagnosed Podcast 🎙️
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More of me sharing my diagnosis journey on my podcast Black Girl Diagnosed 🩷🤍
Watch the full episode now on YouTube & listen where you get your podcasts
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Two Magical Christmas Stories for Every Black Girl! ✨
This season, celebrate joy, culture & Black girl magic with two twin stories:
❤️ For Black autistic girls!
❤️ For Black neurotypical girls
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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A mustard colored background with black bubble text that reads : Autism doesn't erase racism. Bias doesn't disappear just because someone is neurodivergent.
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Mustard colored background with black bubble text that reads YES: The Stereotypes Hit Hard Black autistic people hear things like: "You're too expressive." "You're just misbehaving." "Black people aren't autistic." All racist. All harmful.
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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A mustard colored background with black bubble text that reads YES: Diagnosis Isn't Equal Black autistic people are underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed. Then their diagnosis gets questioned even by white autistic people.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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A mustard colored background with black bubble text that reads : Autistic Spaces Aren't Automatically Safe White-centered norms dominate. Black voices get dismissed, ignored, or talked over. That's racism not a "social misunderstanding."
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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A mustard colored background with black bubble text that reads : "I'm autistic, I can't be racist." Yes, you can. Autism affects social skills not beliefs.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A mustard colored background with black bubble text that reads YES: Racism + ableism = a unique struggle. Black autistics don't fit society's stereotypes of either group. And we pay the price.
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A mustard colored background with black bubble text that reads : If you want to be an ally: Listen. Believe. Amplify. Reflect. Unlearn. Inclusion means everyone not just the majority.
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A mustard color background with black bubble text that reads : Black autistic people deserve safety, respect, visibility, and leadership in autistic spaces. Full stop.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Racism doesn’t disappear inside autistic spaces and Black autistic people have been saying this for a long time. Autism doesn’t cancel out the biases we absorb from the world, and it doesn’t excuse harm, many autistic spaces aren’t safe spaces for Black #autistic people 👌🏽
A mustard colored background with box text that reads YES Black autistic people experience racism even from white autistic people there’s a photo of phenomenally autistic on the left side she’s wearing a black & gold dress and touching the gold crown on her head her hair is in braids
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Some people have no problem letting you know 🥴
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November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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A black background with white bubble text that reads : Inclusion means everyone. Let's make sure our advocacy reflects that
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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A black background with white bubble text that reads : Reminder: Equity isn't division. It's understanding that fairness means addressing the different barriers each person faces.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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A black background with white bubble text that reads: Reminder: Equity isn't division. It's understanding that fairness means addressing the different barriers each person faces.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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A black background with white bubble text that reads: Clarification: Highlighting these realities doesn't mean other autistic people don't face challenges. It means we're making sure no one is left behind in the conversation.
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Black background with white bubble text that reads : Example: Black autistic people are often: - Misdiagnosed or diagnosed later in life - Punished instead of supported in schools - Stereotyped as "aggressive" rather than recognized as autistic These are systemic issues not personal ones.
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A black background with white bubble text that reads: Not every autistic person experiences the world the same way. Race, gender, and class all shape how we're treated, diagnosed, and supported
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A black background with white bubble text that reads : Talking About Race in Autism Isn't Divisive Addressing racial disparities isn't about pitting autistic people against each other it's about making sure everyone is seen.
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Talking about race and autism isn’t dividing the autistic community it’s strengthening it.
When we name the racial disparities Black autistic people face, we’re not “pitting” anyone against anyone else, okay? because someone said thats what i was doing 🙄
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Happy Friday 🫶🏽just here to say this with love and clarity you don’t have to agree with everything I post. What I share comes from my lived experience as a Black autistic woman and from the things I’ve witnessed firsthand. Im not here to debate or argue 👌🏽
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I sure did I’m very blessed! I had 3 all of who I knew & had relationships with ❤️❤️❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Today’s World Kindness Day a reminder that small acts can ripple far and wide.
Hold the door. Send that message. Give a genuine compliment.
Kindness costs nothing, but it changes everything. 🫶🏽
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November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Just a Thursday reminder 🫶🏽✨
A white background with black text that reads Things you should NEVER apologize for: • Crying • Depression/Anxiety • How you feel • Needing/asking for help • Expressing your opinion • Taking time to regain peace • Having high standards • Being sensitive/emotional • Trusting your intuition • Being yourself •
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Ayanna gets real about her diagnosis storyfeeling embarrassed, unseen, and learning self-acceptance as a Black autistic woman. New episode out now.”#BlackGirlDiagnosed
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM