Learn how to spot internalized ableism in the context of an adult Autistic/AuDHD life, how it may be affecting you in ways you’ve been trained not to notice, and tips to start dismantling your own neuro-ableism.
Includes an in-depth questionnaire to help you get a sense of how much neuro-ableism is affecting your life. This is information you can use to make better informed choices.
Designed for and from an Autistic/AuDHD perspective.
This on-demand version includes the video recording, audio-only recording, full transcript with slides included, slides separately, and all bonus workshop materials.
This is just a quick note to invite you to a workshop I’m putting together on how to identify and start to dismantle internalized ableism in the context of an adult Autistic and AuDHD life.
And specifically on how to notice how it may be affecting you in ways you’ve been trained not to notice, ways that you may be discriminating against yourself, and giving yourself a harder time than you really need to, because it’s been so normalized in our culture that of course you should take the blame, and push yourself, and get on your own case for things that you don’t actually need to.
By the way, internalized ableism is a huge factor in negative self talk and autistic burnout. And we’re gonna be talking about that as well.
I’ve also created an in-depth questionnaire, that I spent over a year working on and refining and fine-tuning, about internalized ableism against our own Autistic and AuDHD brains, so you can get a better picture of how you’re doing, how much this is really affecting your life. Fair warning, it will probably bring up some areas that you hadn’t realized were neuro-ableism, and that might be uncomfortable. But once you notice what’s really going on, you can start to do something about it. You can make intentional choices of if you want to do something about it, and then what.
And in the workshop I’ll be talking a little bit about how to get started dismantling your own neuro-ableism.
So if this sounds of interest to you, and you’d like to approach this from an Autistic and AuDHD perspective, the live workshop will be on November 8, it’s only $25 including the self-assessment and recording. And yes, it will be recorded and transcribed so if you don’t want to attend live, can’t make the time, want to review it again, or if you find out about this later, you can still get access to all the info and the assessment.
You can get more info and register at www.autismchrysalis.com/ia (for internalized ableism). I hope to see you there.
Have you encountered the terms “ableism” and “internalized ableism,” and want to finally get a good grasp on what they mean? And how they are affecting your life?
Or have you already been learning about them, but are frustrated at not finding much clear info, and are ready to go deeper?
Do you want to look at this specifically from an Autistic/AuDHD perspective?
That’s what this workshop and self-assessment are for!
In this 2.5 hour workshop, you’ll learn:
Then dive in deeper with a 120-question IA self-asessment designed to help you become more aware of how much neuro-ableism is affecting you.
Plus, I’ve added several pieces of bonus content, including
This on-demand version includes the video recording, audio-only recording, full transcript with slides included, slides, and all workshop materials.
This is a tool to help you find ways where you’ve personally been affected, and where you’ve turned ableist messages back on yourself.
It’s 120 questions, including various real-life scenarios, and some generalized patterns of behavior.
As you go through it, you’ll get a sense of how much ableism is showing up in your life. There might be areas where you think, “Oh, yeah, I guess I do do that,” or “Oh, I didn’t realize I did that,” or “Ooh, that’s ableism? Hunh.” Some of it might feel uncomfortable, while other areas might reveal things you can feel good about.
The idea is to use this as a tool for personal growth, noticing areas of ableism in your life.
Because awareness is the first step towards making progress. Once you start noticing it, you can choose if you want to take action, and how.
Is this the right time for you to get a handle on internalized ableism?
This is the recorded version of the live workshop in November of 2025.
This gives you the freedom to:
• Follow along at your own pace.
• Rewind and re-watch as much as needed.
• Pause to take notes.
• Engage on your own schedule, as your energy allows.
• Not feel pressured to participate in a live meeting.
• Not need to take it all in at once, avoiding overwhelm.
• Reduce demand avoidance of learning on someone else’s schedule.
• Come back months later for a refresher.
This is the recorded version of the live workshop in November of 2025.
This gives you the freedom to:
• Follow along at your own pace.
• Rewind and re-watch as much as needed.
• Pause to take notes.
• Engage on your own schedule, as your energy allows.
• Not feel pressured to participate in a live meeting.
• Not need to take it all in at once, avoiding overwhelm.
• Reduce demand avoidance of learning on someone else’s schedule.
• Come back months later for a refresher.
There are a variety of accommodations built into the course for various learning styles:
This is an inclusive, trauma-sensitive, and BS-free zone.*
ALL are welcome, including cis, trans, nonbinary, a-gender, gender expansive, and other LGBTQIA+ humans.
The language used throughout the course is intentionally gender inclusive.
*The presenter is trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive, but you are the best judge of what you can handle at the moment. Please take care of yourself.
You will have access for at least a full year (and longer if I renew my subscription to the course platform, which is likely).
I don’t want to promise “lifetime access”—(Whose lifetime, yours or mine? Or the lifetime of the website? All of which could be misleading.)—which is why I’m intentionally cautious about promising too much, but it is my intention to keep this available for the foreseeable future.
I want to be realistic, so the honest answer is no. And I wouldn’t trust any short workshop that makes that promise.
Your ableism probably developed gradually over a long period of time, likely several years or decades.
A few explanations and strategies aren’t going to change all of that. But it can make a start. Or add on to what you’re already doing.
I’d like to offer a way to think about ableism that doesn’t put the blame or shame on you, that shows how you’ve been trained not to see the ableism embedded in our systems, and offers a framework for how to start undoing this.
Yes!
The framework and techniques I present aren’t exclusive to Autistic and neurodivergent brains, so if my approach resonates with you, and you’re fine spending time with Autistic adults, feel free to sign up, even if you’re not Autistic (or aren’t sure).
For example, this may also be a good fit for HSPs.
What could you do if internalized ableism didn’t get in the way?
