Belonging Is a Verb

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Hector, B. L. (2025). Belonging Is a Verb. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2833-1508.1231

Publication date: 11 Dec 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. Becca Lory Hector *

Abstract

This essay explores belonging as an active process rather than a fixed state, particularly through the lived experiences of Autistic adults. Drawing from community practices of care, mutuality, and interdependence, it reframes belonging as a collective verb, something created through shared action rather than conformity. By centering Neurodivergent ways of connecting, this piece argues that Autistic models of community offer transformative insights into authenticity, inclusion, and the repair of social harm.

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