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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · May 20

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! ❤️❤️

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · May 20

THANK YOU #GovJBPritzker for protecting #Autistics like me in #Illinois ! ♾️❤️

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · May 8

Illinoisans deserve dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination.

I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.

In response to RFK Jr., Pritzker to sign first in nation executive order protecting autism data

The governor's office said the executive order is in response to rising concerns about efforts to create federal autism registries or databases without legal safeguards or accountability.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · May 5

#Aspiritech reposted their profile on me in case anyone's interested. ♾️

aspiritech.org/featured/kat...

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Autistic #AutisticAdult #AutisticWoman #AutismAtWork #Evanston #EvanstonIllinois #SupportiveEmployment

Katie’s Story – Aspiritech

Meet Aspiritech's Digital Producer and first-ever autistic female employee.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 25

The #FishDoorbell is so calming and yet so cool! 🐟🐠🐡

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · Apr 14

Thank you to Mario for helping us set the mood for a bunch of frisky fish. Full segment streaming now on Max.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 22

#Aspiritech 's letter to RFK Jr. about his comments on #Autism (written by CEO Tara May @taranicoal.bsky.social)

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#AutismAcceptance #AutismAtWork #Disabilities #DisabilityRights #Equality #AutismAwareness #AutismMonth #Chicago #Evanston #Illinois

An Open Letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – Aspiritech

We’d like Secretary Kennedy to meet 100 people who will help dispel the many misconceptions about autistic people that seem to be driving a false narrative.

aspiritech.org

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 21

I am proud to work for #Aspiritech, an #AutismFriendly NFP near #Chicago. They were mentioned in this article from #CNN disparaging RFK Jr's comments about #Autism.

#AutismAcceptance #AutismAtWork #Autistic #AutisticAdults #DifferentNotLess

www.cnn.com/2025/04/19/h...

Many in the autism community say RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are | CNN

“These are kids who will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassi...

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 21

As a contributor to this book, thank you @thinkingautism.bsky.social for spreading the word. I am so grateful to be a part of this amazing project.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 21

I contributed to this book. All chapters were written by #ActuallyAutistic women and nonbinary people. Great way to get an #Autistic perspective. 📖♾️

#AutismAcceptance #Autism #AutismAcceptanceMonth #Neurodivergent #AutisticWomen @awnnetwork.org

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Apr 7

Autism Books You Should Know: Sincerely, Your Autistic Child is an anthology in which all the autistic contributors "sound like themselves […] autistic people communicate in all kinds of ways, and that’s part of the reality that we wanted to convey."

disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2021/05/12/i...

Square canva graphic with a gold background.

White text at the top reads, "Autism Books You Should Know"

In the center, with a green-blue gradient border, is a book cover with a white background and orbiting multi-color-speckled brushstrokes. Title (in bolded black text): “Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity.” Below it, in gold: “Winner of the Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Literary Work of the Year.” Below it: “Edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu”

White text underneath reads, "@ThinkingAutism" and "tinyurl.com/SincerelyYourAutisticChildDVP"

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 18

Shared! Thank you for coming together on this. Nothing for us without us!
#AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic

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Reposted by Katie Levin ♾️

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · Apr 17

ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...

Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Autism…

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 18

THIS. this has been my worst case scenario fear ever since Trump and co. took office.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 17

Yes, I am #ActuallyAutistic and also #vaccinated. It has been medically proven multiple times #VaccinesDontCauseAutism. 💉

I am not damaged, or a mistake. I am grateful that I have been vaccinated & for who I am as a person, autism and all. ♾️

#ScienceIsReal #AutisticAndProud

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy Autism Acceptance Month from my autism bunnies! 🐰🐰

#PlushieDreadfuls #PlushieDreadfulsAutism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismBunny #AutismMonth #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic @plushiedreadfuls.bsky.social

2 toy rabbits. One bright yellow with rainbow infinity symbol on its chest and light green hands and feet. The other is light brown with gold infinity symbol on its chest and gold hands and feet.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy Autism Acceptance Month from my autism bunnies! 🐰🐰

#PlushieDreadfuls #PlushieDreadfulsAutism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismBunny #AutismMonth #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic @plushiedreadfuls.bsky.social

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Mar 17

#StPatricksDay beverages if you live in/near #Chicago 🍀

#GreenRiver #Guinness #GreenRiverPop #GreenRiverSoda #GuinnessChicago #GreenRiverChicago #ItsAChicagoThing

Two large cans of Guinness beer with special Chicago labels. On both sides are bottles of Green River & Diet Green River soda pop.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Mar 14

Received my #EmployeeOfTheQuarter award from #Aspiritech. Thank you so much! I am so fortunate to work for such an amazing organization. ❤️😊

#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAtWork #SupportiveEmployment #Neurodivergent #AutismAcceptance

Woman with long dark hair, black shirt and pants, standing in front of a wall that says Aspiritech. She is holding a framed certificate.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Feb 22

I am so thankful to live in #Illinois ! Thank you #GovPritzker ! ❤️

JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · Feb 21

There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

TEXT: My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country. We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one. I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Feb 1

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that. Our dad has been gone more than 30 years and my brother took his extensive vinyl collection. I couldn't imagine what would happen if that all was lost.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Feb 1

He is the same with books and DVDs.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Feb 1

My brother is an audiophile and he still insists all his music be on CD or vinyl. Fine for home and car but impractical for things like taking walks or going to the gym. Also takes up a lot of physical space.

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Former Brundlefly @thatguywasfly.bsky.social · Jan 30

It is very very VERY hard not to be bitter at the people who during the past four years literally said "the disability justice community has lost it" because they were being asked to consider wearing a mask.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jan 30

We tried to tell you that “merit based” meant ableist & eugenicist. No one listened.

Trump, who froze hiring of air traffic controllers, now trying to blame the disability community for airline crash.

This is wrong. It’s disgusting. Please recognize what he’s doing. He will come for you next.

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Jan 30

SERIOUSLY????
He just wants to erase everyone who isn't a white, Christian, male. 😡

Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · Jan 30

Sec of the Dept of Defense, Hegseth banned the observance of:
MLK Jr.'s Birthday
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Black History Month
Juneteenth
Women’s Equality Day
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Pride Month
Nat'l Disability Employment Awareness Month
AAPI Awareness Month
American Indian Heritage Month

Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response t...

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Jan 19

#Svengoolie

Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Jan 19

Watching #AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes on #Svengiolie tonight while eating #GrilledCheese & #TomatoSoup for dinner.
🍅🍅🍅
@svengoolieofficial.bsky.social

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Katie Levin ♾️ @katielevin.bsky.social · Jan 18

It's About Damn Time! ♀️♂️⚧️

#EqualRights #ERA #GenderEquality

President Biden Declares The Equal Rights Amendment is Now The Law of the Land - guarantees all Americans Equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex

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