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Katy Higgins Lee
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Katy Higgins Lee, MFT (she/her)
Multiply Neurodivergent therapist and unschooling parent
Neuroqueering
Practicing anti-racism

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April 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Full text of Jim Sinclair’s 1993 speech: https://philosophy.ucsc.edu/SinclairDontMournForUs.pdf
Excerpt from "Don't Mourn For Us", a speech by Jim Sinclair, 1993: "Autism isn't something a person has, or a 'shell' that a person is trapped inside. There's no normal child hidden behind the autism. Autism is a way of being. It is pervasive; it colors every experience, every sensation, perception, thought, emotion, and encounter, every aspect of existence." tending paths - Excerpt from "Don't Mourn For Us", a speech by Jim Sinclair, 1993: "It is not possible to separate the autism from the person--and if it were possible, the person you'd have left would not be the same person you started with. This is important, so take a moment to consider it: Autism is a way of being. It is not possible to separate the person from the autism." tending paths Excerpt from "Don't Mourn For Us", a speech by Jim Sinclair, 1993: "Therefore, when parents say, I wish my child did not have autism, what they're really saying is, I wish the autistic child I have did not exist, and I had a different (non-autistic) child instead. Read that again." tending paths Excerpt from "Don't Mourn For Us", a speech by Jim Sinclair, 1993: "This is what we hear when you mourn over our existence. This is what we hear when you pray for a cure. This is what we know, when you tell us of your fondest hopes and dreams for us: that your greatest wish is that one day we will cease to be, and strangers you can love will move in behind our faces." tending paths
April 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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A recent (edited) response to an email I received.
While this is regarding advertising, I feel the same way about accounts that advocate for neurodivergent children because, as I’ve said before, we can advocate for neurodivergent children without using their images or telling details about them.
Text reads: Thank you for reaching out and for the invitation to a paid partnership with (redacted). While your products look amazing, I am concerned about the video footage of children using your products that I see in many of the videos on your instagram account. I adamantly believe that images and videos of very young children should not be shared publicly on social media, especially for advertising products. Many of them have not given consent and, if they have given consent, are often too young to understand the implications of giving consent, since many of them are still toddlers. Also, although I currently reside in one of the three states that have implemented laws regarding child influencers, I am assuming that most of the families who have contributed video footage are not based in one of those three states, and I do not think that the regulations that do exist in those states are even extensive enough to protect children. Thank you for the offer, but I am not interested. Sincerely, Katy Higgins Lee
March 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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If someone describes themself as “gender critical” or “gender cautious”, they cannot be neurodiversity-affirming, despite their claims.
March 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Share your thoughts with the Governor at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact
To: Governor Gavin Newsom I am writing to express my profound disappointment in the opinions shared by you, Governor Gavin Newsom, on your podcast episode yesterday. The rights of the trans community are under attack by the current administration, and this has already emboldened people to treat trans people as less than human, as evidenced by the recent brutal murder of Sam Nordquist. As a public figure representing the state of California, you have a responsibility to model being an ally, despite your long-term career goals. Your comments show that you do not recognize the danger of feeding the fire of anti-trans extremism. As a resident of the state of California for 45 years, I am disappointed and fearful of the repercussions of your remarks. Sincerely, Kathryn Lee
March 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Risk of sexual assault in bathrooms due to trans people?
March 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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A stitch someone made with one of my videos went viral…And now it’s time for another round of people giving me unsolicited medical advice about a facial feature that is genetic and related to my ethnicity. 🙄
February 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Photo from @meemama on IG
January 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Well, shoot. It seems that I need a new video editing app, because CapCut is owned by ByteDance. Suggestions?
January 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM