Autism and Allyship — Moral Compass
- kchoo7
- Mar 28
- 1 min read
by CHOO Kah Ying
This is a recent video of Sebastien, my non-verbal autistic son, painting in a pose of relaxation. It has taken a long time for us to arrive at this point — understanding him well enough and his way of being (and communicating) to enable him to experience these moments.
Back when I began my work on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with Naomi Sedney [LL.M, MA INSEAD] from The Inclusion Factory almost a decade ago, I did not realise that our promotion of the concept of ALLYSHIP — standing up for the marginalised would be interwoven with my autism advocacy.
Even more significantly, I have come to see that once you embrace ALLYSHIP, it becomes a moral compass to illuminate what is right and what is wrong across so many issues we are facing in the world today.
And this is why, when you adopt the lens of allyship instead of politics, power and fear, Might is NEVER right, Bullying is NEVER okay, AND we must NEVER BE AFRAID to stand up for the oppressed and the marginalized.
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