Victor Perez and Ryan Gainer should still be here.

This Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month, please remember our neurokin who lost their lives to systemic racism and ableism.

Rest in peace Victor Perez. And I still haven’t forgotten Ryan Gainer, who we lost last year. 💔

Background is purple with a crumpled paper texture. On top, text reads, “They should still be here.” Below the text is a cutout photo of Victor Perez, a 17-year-old Puerto Rican Autistic teen, and a cutout photo of Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old Black Autistic teen.

To learn more about the pervasive and systemic problem of police violence against Black and Brown neurodivergent and disabled people, check out Stimpunks’ excellent trove of resources here.

And please help Victor Perez’s family if you can.

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