Today’s episode explores the lived experience of being an autistic-trans self, focusing on the concept of emergence and the societal “fog” that obscures self-recognition. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, describes how autistic and gender masking are survival mechanisms built to manage others’ limited perceptions, forcing the individual to live within the visible, often misinterpreted, portion of their truth. Dr. Hoerricks powerfully critiques epistemic violence—the way external projections and systemic discourses (psychiatrisation, repressive protection, medical management) attempt to define, pathologise, and control autistic trans identities at micro, meso, and macro levels. Ultimately, she argues for reclaiming authorship and establishing a community-led truth-making that insists on the clarity and self-sovereignty found when the oppressive societal fog finally lifts.

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/the-fog-the-landscape-and-the-autistictrans

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