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Jaime Hoerricks PhD

Jaime Hoerricks PhD

I come from a land not marked on any map, a place where words grow like moss, slow and deliberate, and where being is valued over having. In this act of my life, I stand as an expat from Værensland, finally settled in my own skin, embracing the flow of my journey.

I have retired from forensic science, but my work continues in the form of thousands of articles, papers, and multiple books. I am now a schoolteacher, a PhD, a storyteller, a poet, and finally—after all these years—out in the open as a trans woman. I fully embrace my identity, my neurodivergence, and the joy of creating. In this act, I weave my experiences into words, offering them to others who might find resonance in the rhythms of this strange, beautiful journey.

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Embrace Autism recognizes and acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples across Ontario. From the lands of the Anishinaabe to the Attawandaron and Haudenosaunee, these lands surrounding the Great Lakes are steeped in First Nations history.

We are in solidarity with Indigenous brothers and sisters to honour and respect Mother Earth. We acknowledge and give gratitude for the wisdom of the Grandfathers and the four winds that carry the spirits of our ancestors that walked this land before us.

Embrace Autism is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We acknowledge and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation—the Treaty holders—for being stewards of this traditional territory.

A First Nations symbol, consisting of a Sun surrounded by four Eagle feathers.

Land acknowledgement

Embrace Autism recognizes and acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples across Ontario. From the lands of the Anishinaabe to the Attawandaron and Haudenosaunee, these lands surrounding the Great Lakes are steeped in First Nations history. We are in solidarity with Indigenous brothers and sisters to honour and respect Mother Earth. We acknowledge and give gratitude for the wisdom of the Grandfathers and the four winds that carry the spirits of our ancestors that walked this land before us. Embrace Autism is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We acknowledge and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation—the Treaty holders—for being stewards of this traditional territory.

A First Nations symbol, consisting of a Sun surrounded by four Eagle feathers.