Crip Time
"Crip time" refers to the concept and practice of disability culture and community, which challenges the ableist notion that time is fixed and linear, and recognizes that different bodies and minds experience time differently.
It acknowledges that disabled people, including autistics, often need more time to accomplish tasks and may have to adapt their schedules and routines to their own unique abilities and limitations. Crip time also challenges the notion that productivity and efficiency should be prioritized over rest and self-care.
"Rather than bend disabled bodies and minds to meet the clock, crip time bends the clock to meet disabled bodies and minds."
Alison Kafer
Essentially, Crip Time is a shift towards valuing and centering the needs and experiences of disabled individuals, rather than expecting them to conform to ableist norms and standards.
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Plain Language Version
What is "Crip Time"?
"Crip time" is an idea from disability culture that says not everyone experiences time the same way. It challenges the usual way of thinking that time is strict and always the same for everyone.
Crip time recognizes that disabled people, including those with autism, often need more time to do things. They might need to change their schedules and routines to fit their own abilities and limitations. It also says that it's okay to prioritize rest and self-care over always being productive and efficient.
As Alison Kafer says, "Rather than bend disabled bodies and minds to meet the clock, crip time bends the clock to meet disabled bodies and minds."
In simple terms, Crip Time means valuing and focusing on the needs and experiences of disabled people, instead of expecting them to fit into strict, ableist time schedules and standards.
