Who is the Autistic Travel Goddess and why do you need to follow them?
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Confidence is her superpower, and she’s unapologetically herself.
With 10 countries (and counting) under her belt, Georgia-based Shalese Heard, or the Autistic Travel Goddess, as her social media followers know her, has been documenting her journey as a solo traveler since 2016. The 31-year-old uses her platform (IG | YouTube) to present traveling from an autism-friendly perspective and empower other neurodivergent individuals to explore the world.
“We live in a world that’s always telling us we’re not enough. People are always shunning us for no reason and they seem to always want to tell us that we’re less than others,” says Heard about her experiences as an autistic individual. Diagnosed at the age of 2, Heard remembers her school-age years characterized by feelings of inadequacy and isolation and built her confidence as an autistic individual by learning about travel.
