Who Is Caring for Whom? Rethinking Care Work and Disability

• By: Rhonda Cheryl Solomon, MSc, PhD (cand.) University of Toronto
• April 3rd, 2026
• autism self-advocacy, autistic identity, disability and care work, emotional labor, masking, sensory sensitivities, social expectations, Spring 2026 Issue, stigma
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I feel literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. It’s the night of my choir performance and the choir is grouped by sections and lined up in rows in the community centre auditorium. I find myself in the centre of the soprano section: there’s one row in front of me, one row behind, and...