A World Between Worlds: The Hidden Disconnect of Chinese Autistic Individuals
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About the autistic author markerLu, J. (2025). A World Between Worlds: The Hidden Disconnect of Chinese Autistic Individuals. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2833-1508.1240
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This paper examines the complex challenges faced by Chinese autistic individuals navigating both Western autism communities and broader Chinese cultural contexts. Drawing on personal experience, community observation, and cultural analysis, it explores how language barriers, cultural stigma, and differing values create a unique form of disconnection for the Chinese autistic community. This paper argues that current neurodiversity discourse is dominated by Western frameworks that often fail to account for this disconnect, resulting in the exclusion of entire groups. By centring Chinese perspectives, it calls for a more culturally responsive approach to autism advocacy: one that bridges linguistic, cultural, and historical divides to create truly inclusive and connected communities.
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