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Making Memories, Making Madness: Mad (m)others of disabled children write back through digital storytelling

This work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant (435-2019-0129) and grant (430-2016-00050), and by the MITACS grant (IT24631).
We also wish to acknowledge the Autistic and allistic participant-storytellers, co-researchers, and technical and artist facilitators from the Re•Storying Autism project and Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice who have contributed to these projects.
Birds flying and perched on power lines against a clear blue sky.
Lit lantern with greenery and a red bow, with text overlay "My knowledge was discredited and my experiences disregarded."
Colorful library wall display with books and banners
Text with hand-written purple overlay over a quote about children being denied support, emphasizing blame for denying resources.
Garden scene with a statue, lush greenery, pond with fish, and white flowers.
A pile of papers with some flying in the air and a lamp in the background, captioned "Documents that seem to get longer and longer over time."
A silhouette of the Atlas statue in front of a gothic-style cathedral facade, with a modern building partially visible. Caption reads: "Present only to the fulcrum of chronic pain."

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