CW: sexual abuse, dehumanization

Struggling at an early age in the classroom because of ADHD and Autism and the labels that come with it, he always had a love/hate relationship with school. Because he excels at learning, he began homeschooling, which was a turning point that led to graduating at 16 years old. Those experiences helped him to appreciate the teachers who were helpful to him and has led him to considering education as a career goal. Because he feels that he doesn’t look disabled and often doesn’t feel he needs accommodations, he finds it revelatory that he might actually need to use those resources. That external perception of not being disabled has led to a conflict in his own mind. 

This episode was made possible thanks to our partnership with the Missing Voices Project. Based out of Flagler College, the Missing Voices Project believes that amplifying the voices of young people and their adult allies who live and serve in ministry at the intersections of disability, foster care & trauma, gender & sexuality, and racial reconciliation is necessary and holy work. We are grateful to Missing Voices Project for their support and for the bravery of these campers as they share about life at the intersection of queerness and disability. For more information about the Missing Voices Project, please visit www.missingvoices.org

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