Intersectionality of Culture & Autism and Neurodiversity
TAP/IDHD/LEND Webinar Series
April 15, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
Cost
FREE
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Download iCal FileApril is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. In honor of this month, autistic researcher-advocate Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon, Jr. will highlight examples of how autism and neurodiversity intersect with cultural and racial identities, and the importance of multicultural representation of neurodivergence.
Date posted
Apr 2, 2026
Date updated
Apr 2, 2026
Speakers
Timotheus (T.J.) Gordon, Jr., MFA, MS | Research Associate II & Co-Founder of Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition (Chicagoland DPOCC) | Institute on Disability and Human Development (IDHD)
Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon Jr., MFA, MS, is a research associate at the Institute on Disability and Human Development at University of Illinois at Chicago. Gordon uses his passion for self-advocacy, racial equity, disability culture, and autism acceptance to create webinars, training sessions, and publications on autism and race, inclusion in communities of color, exploration of sexuality in the disability community, coping with COVID-19 pandemic, mental health emergency services, and more. He is also a co-founder of Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition (Chicagoland DPOCC), which is supported by the Institute on Disability and Human Development. Chicagoland DPOCC is a group of disabled people of color in the Chicagoland area that promote disability pride, self-advocacy, and inclusion in communities of color throughout the Chicagoland area. In addition to his self-advocacy work, Gordon has also written essays and reviews related to disability and race. His writings and cultural insights appear in the Disability Studies Review, the “All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism” anthology, "Code of the Freaks" documentary, and ADA 30 in Color.