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{{Comment|Moved this here from [[Victimization]]. --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]])}}
== Filicide ==


== Infanticide ==
''Filicide'' is a legal term for a parent (or guardian?) murdering their child. The word is more generally used in the disability community to describe any person murdering a relative because of that relative's disability.
 
If you are searching for ways to help prevent the filicide, to learn more about how to talk about it, or information on how to hold a vigil for a victim, please consult this [https://autisticadvocacy.org/projects/community/mourning/anti-filicide/ Anti-Filicide Toolkit], created by the [https://autisticadvocacy.org Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)].


== Sexual abuse ==
== Sexual abuse ==


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Recent research in France showed that autistic people have a higher risk at being sexually abused.<ref>[https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.852203/full Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence]</ref>
Recent research in France showed that autistic people have a higher risk at being sexually abused.<ref>[https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.852203/full Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence]</ref>
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== Microaggressions ==
== Microaggressions ==
== Police violence ==
{{Comment|We should take care to acknowledge the intersectionality between ablism and racism, as a lot of the police violence against Autistic people is specifically against Black Autistic people.}}


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 08:46, 17 October 2022

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Filicide[edit]

Filicide is a legal term for a parent (or guardian?) murdering their child. The word is more generally used in the disability community to describe any person murdering a relative because of that relative's disability.

If you are searching for ways to help prevent the filicide, to learn more about how to talk about it, or information on how to hold a vigil for a victim, please consult this Anti-Filicide Toolkit, created by the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN).

Sexual abuse[edit]

Content warning: Sexual violence against minors. This might get uncomfortable. Remember you always have the option to stop reading if it gets overwhelming.

Recent research in France showed that autistic people have a higher risk at being sexually abused.[1]

Suicide[edit]

Not sure if this is the right article for this topic. --Anna (talk)

Withholding of care[edit]

Microaggressions[edit]

Police violence[edit]

We should take care to acknowledge the intersectionality between ablism and racism, as a lot of the police violence against Autistic people is specifically against Black Autistic people.

References[edit]