You may be interested in Jake Pyne’s “Autistic Disruptions, Trans Temporalities: A Narrative ‘Trap Door’ in Time”.

on an arbitrary set of neurotypical social skills for grant funding. (For the record, he also reassured me that he would say I was phenomenal regardless). This was one of the many times I saw Jonathan use his power to call out ableism in academia, but it’s the one that stands out to me the most. 2/2

Beyond all of that, though, he was just a lovely person. Kind, funny, generous. He let me play hyperpop for our undergraduate class and danced along. He always made time for his students. What a profound loss to communication studies, disability studies, and the world.

He also answered my many, many questions about grad school as an eager undergrad who had no idea what I was doing. He encouraged me, challenged me, and especially told me that I could do it, which I desperately needed to hear at the time .