Belonging Is a Verb
This publication is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project. one author of this publication is identified as autistic in the project.
About the autistic author markerHector, B. L. (2025). Belonging Is a Verb. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2833-1508.1231
- Journal or book title
- Ought The Journal of Autistic Culture
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- Grand Valley State University Libraries - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
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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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