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Issue #5 - February 2026 A month of building, imagining, and showing Chattanooga who we are

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) StJude Afolake Olubodun At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month StJude Afolake Olubodun is a Black, autistic, disabled, trans single parent and one of the most re...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Dr. Sarai Pahla is a Black autistic medical doctor, multilingual translator, and global advocate whose work bridges medicine, language, and neurodiversity. Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa,...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) The Weight of Staying Hidden At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month Masking is often talked about like it’s a personal habit — something autistic people do to “fi...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Spotlight: Ayanna Sanaa Davis At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month Ayanna Sanaa Davis is a Black autistic advocate whose work reshaped national recognition of B...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Seen. Heard. Leading. At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month Maria Davis‑Pierre is a Black autistic advocate and the founder of Autism in Black, Inc. Her work cen...

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Thank you to our Autistic Pride Day underwriters.
Your generosity makes key parts of our celebration possible and helps us build a day created by and for our community. We’re grateful for your support and the care you’ve invested in this work.

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) The Cost of Being Misread Honoring Black Autistic Experience for Black History Month Black autistic people lose income not just because autistic communication gets misread, but because systemic raci...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Spotlight: Kayla Smith At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month Kayla Smith is a Black Autistic Disability Rights Advocate whose work centers the lived experiences ...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Autistic Pride Chattanooga Statement on the Removal of the FDA’s Autism Safety Guidance The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has removed its long‑standing public webpage warning families about dange...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Undiagnosed. Unseen. At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month Black autistic people are consistently underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or diagnosed years later than the...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Spotlight: Angela Weddle At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month Angela Weddle is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans drawing, painting, digital media, and...

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FDA Removes Warning Page About Dangerous Autism Treatments Autism researchers question motivations for latest HHS changes, including the new IACC

I am not exaggerating: Removing this webpage warning against fake autism "treatments" will kill autistic people.
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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) At the Intersection: Masking as Survival For many Black autistic people, masking isn’t a choice — it’s a survival strategy shaped by racism, ableism, and the constant demand to appear “safe” to othe...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) At the Intersection: Autistic Pride Chattanooga Honors Black History Month Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is a globally recognized advocate, researcher, and writer whose work has reshaped how the world underst...

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Black History Month is a time to honor the brilliance, labor, and leadership of Black communities — and that includes the Black autistic people whose stories are too often overlooked. Those who hold ...

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You can learn more and support this work at chattautisticpride.org/autistics-for-safe-food/ #arfid

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Autistic Pride Chattanooga (@chattautisticpride) Autistic Pride Chattanooga Statement on the New IACC Appointments The Department of Health and Human Services has announced 21 new appointments to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Many ...

Autistic Pride Chattanooga Statement on the New IACC Appointments

Dear RFK jr.,
we don’t want to go camping with you.

#maha #rfk #autisticpride #autisticadult #actuallyautistic

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We got a little distracted
Sorry. It will be out tomorrow. But speaking of, we do plan to push the NAP newsletter to Thursdays to accommodate changes to the Board's weekly routine. Thank y'all for understanding and if you want to learn more about NAP check out chattautisticpride.org/nap/

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