{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dd16d5d5c8a1f9b35af421/68dd295c597bc7d53ff3efe9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Wikipedia is Autistic","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dd16d5d5c8a1f9b35af421/1759324250192-5fe8435c-3666-404b-8562-81508df292f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast, hosts Dr. Angela Kingdon and Matt Lowry, LPP explore the hidden role autistic people play in making Wikipedia what it is today. While the platform thrives on autistic strengths like information organization, data hunger, and special interests, there’s also a darker side: exploitation, harassment, and ableism inside Wikimedia’s culture.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 What You’ll Learn:</p><ul><li>Why Wikipedia is <em>perfectly</em> aligned with autistic traits like pattern-matching, info-dumping, and justice sensitivity.</li><li>How autistic editors contribute to making content more inclusive, accurate, and diverse.</li><li>The autistic approach to “neutrality”: focusing on <em>what is right</em> rather than <em>who is right</em>.</li><li>Reports of harassment and bullying of autistic employees behind the scenes at Wikimedia.</li><li>The story of “Jane,” a former autistic Wikimedia employee whose diagnosis disclosure led to burnout after facing discrimination.</li><li>The dangers of “A-Spectrumers” and functioning labels inside the organization.</li><li>Why donating to local Wikipedia chapter groups (often run by autistics) may be more effective than giving to Wikimedia’s central fundraisers.</li><li>A call to autistic editors: if you have the privilege and capacity, your high edit counts could help shift Wikipedia’s culture for the better—while remembering to protect your mental health.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Resources:</em></p><ul><li>Wikipedia’s definition of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ableism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ableism</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Wikipedia-Editor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to become a Wikipedia editor</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Autism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia:WikiProject Autism</a></li><li><a href=\"https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&amp;t=216011&amp;view=previous\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Autism Spectrum Wrongly Described In Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/aspergers/comments/lfciqq/wikipedia_likes_us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia likes us!</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:High-functioning_autism_and_Asperger%27s_editors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia:High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_with_autism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedians with autism</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Related Episodes:</em></p><p><a href=\"https://autisticculture.substack.com/p/episode-4-industrial-light-and-magic#details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Light &amp; Magic is Autistic</a></p><p><a href=\"https://autisticculture.substack.com/p/episode-38-productivity-is-autistic#details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Productivity is Autistic</a></p><p><br></p><p>🌟 Connect With Us</p><p><em>📱 Follow us on&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/autisticculturepodcast/?next=%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><em>🎧 Find us on&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6wyddJdKhPr0b74563fsFl?si=44b458376d0947b7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></p><p><em>🛍️Our Autism-affirming&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://store.dftba.com/collections/the-autistic-culture-podcast?srsltid=AfmBOooZpStgFz-IgohwbyvOoZq5KAnWMIEneY9MEQPJcYf1AF5sN5Y_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">merch shop</a></p><p><em>🌐 Learn more at </em><a href=\"http://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.autisticculturepodcast.com</a></p>","author_name":"Autistic Culture Podcast Network"}