Open AccessBecoming braver through stanza format: Exploring intersecting identities beyond autistic
Author(s) -
Dawn Louise Thibert
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
murmurations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2516-0052
DOI - 10.28963/4.2.5
Subject(s) - stanza , identity (music) , intersectionality , sexual identity , human sexuality , space (punctuation) , autism , psychology , sociology , linguistics , gender studies , aesthetics , poetry , developmental psychology , art , philosophy
In this article, I reflect on my professional journey in multiple contexts, in particular when working with autism was new territory for me. I found it more ethical and easier to express complexity through stanza form. I convey the therapeutic journey of in particular two young people I have worked with, and I highlight other themes that I have come across, using generalised case examples. I highlight issues of intersectionality, particularly around gender identity, sexuality, culture and racialised identities. Throughout I relay how I work in an ethical way, opening space to promote intersectional expressions in complexity. I reflect on how finding my stanza voice has helped me express complexities more effectively than in prose, using stanzas.