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Autistic Joy Manifesto Zine


Written and Designed by Jen White-Johnson © 2025
© 2026 2nd Edition
5.5" x 8.5"
Spiral Bound Zine
44 pages

Inspired by my Anti-Ableist Art Educators Manifesto and Black Neurodivergent Artists Manifesto.
Our oppression is rooted in learning to be less disabled.
Learning to be less autistic.
Learning to exist in disguise.
So, peeling back the skins of assimilation and the masks that hide
our neuro-authenticity becomes the work of a lifetime.

Please share the manifestos in solidarity and credit me when using them in your research, community spaces, classrooms, studios, and more.  Manifesto translations in Spanish, Portuguese and French 

Download Free Digital Black and White Poster Prints of the 1st and 2nd edition of the manifesto
via the link below entitled bit.ly/AutisticJoyManifesto 

https://bit.ly/AutisticJoyManifesto


Donations of Love and Solidarity can be gifted to Jen, https://ko-fi.com/jenwhitejohnson
 
 
  • Autistic Joy is Radical Autistic
  • Joy is Audacious Rebellion
  • Autistic Joy is The Abolition of Fear
  • Autistic Joy is Exemplified Through
  • Self Advocacy, Self Acceptance, and Self Love
  • Autistic Joy Breaks the Cycle of Generational Trauma and Oppression
  • Autistic Joy Dismantles Unjust Stigmas
  • Autistic Joy is Not Letting Ableism Win
  • Autistic Joy is Collective
  • Autistic Joy is Love
  • Autistic Joy is Fluid
  • Autistic Joy is Survival

Spanish/Espanol Translation


  • El gozo autista es radical
  • El gozo autista es una rebelión audaz
  • El gozo autista es la abolición del miedo
  • El gozo autista se ejemplifica a través de la autodefensa,
    la autoaceptación y el amor propio
  • El gozo autista rompe el ciclo del trauma y la opresión generacional
  • El gozo autista desmantela estigmas injustos
  • El gozo autista es no dejar que gane el capacitismo
  • El gozo autista es colectiva
  • El gozo autista es amor
  • El gozo autista es fluida
  • El gozo autista es supervivencia

Portuguese Translation


  • Felicidade Autista é Radical
  • Felicidade Autista é Rebelião Audaciosa
  • Felicidade Autista é a Abolição do Medo
  • Felicidade Autista é Exemplificada por meio da Autodefesa,
    Autoaceitação e Amor-Próprio
  • Felicidade Autista Quebra o Ciclo de Trauma Geracional e Opressão
  • Felicidade Autista Desmantela Estigmas Injustos
  • Felicidade Autista é Não Deixar o Capacitismo Vencer
  • Felicidade Autista é Coletiva
  • Felicidade Autista é Amor
  • Felicidade Autista é Fluida
  • Felicidade Autista é Sobrevivência