Amina Mucciolo

ALT P1: Leesha points animatedly at a circular autistic spectrum diagram. Text: “So, you’re autistic, and you have all the traits except this one… stimming or self-stimulatory behaviour refers to repetitive movements. Diagnosis manuals usually give examples of stims perceived as “odd”. P2: A Black person in a yellow tracksuit flaps their hands. Text: “Hand flapping.” P3: A Black person in a green durag and black rucksack crouches and rocks excitedly. Text: “Rocking.” P4: A Black person with pink hair and pastel clothes walks on their toes. Text: “Toe walking.” P5: Keisha looks at Leesha sceptically. Text: “Yeah, I don’t flap.” Leesha looks at Keisha knowingly. Text: “You might not, but it doesn’t mean you don’t stim. Sometimes stims are hard to notice because they're culturally ‘normal’ movements.” P6: Keisha looks unsure. Text: “Do you have any examples?” Leesha looks excited. Text: “Yes! Welcome to the world of -” A stern man with locs and glasses leans in from the right. Text: “Ahem."