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Two enamel pins being held up on cards, Intersex inclusive pride flag pin on the left and progress pride pin on the right with text underneath that says www.shopretrophiliac.com

Image of enamel pride flag pins on cards featuring asexual, bisexual, demisexual, non binary, intersex inclusive, lesbian, transgender, pansexual and it says shopretrophiliac.com at the bottom

Image of a non binary person sitting in a tent at a table with a purple tablecloth, and table runner that says proudly autistic retrophiliac by Margaux Wosk. This person is vending at a market with a pin display to the left, magnets and keychains to the right and a banner above that says “Pins that speak for you and so much more”

Image of nine enamel pins that say:
I am anxious
I have diabetes
I am diabetic
I have dissociative identity disorder
I have multiple sclerosis
I have ms
I have OCD
I have obsessive compulsive disorder
I read lips
With retrophiliac.etsy.com link on the bottom left hand corner

Image of a black lanyard that has the rainbow neurodiversity pride symbol and pins “They” and “Them” on the right side of the lanyard.

Image of a black lanyard that has the rainbow neurodiversity pride symbol and pins 'She” and “Her” on the right side of the lanyard.

Image of a black lanyard that has the rainbow neurodiversity pride symbol and pins “He” and “Him” on the right side of the lanyard.

Image of a fabric bulletin board that has a selection of retrophiliac pins that say:
ADHD,, ADHDer, AuDHD, AuDHDer, Autistic in a black and white variant, Autistic in a black and gold variant, Mini Neurodiversity Pride graphic infinity pin, Autistic is not a bad word, Autistic not rude, The disability pride flag, Disabled is not a bad word, gold infinity pins to represent autistic pride, Neurodivergent pins in two variants which are black and gold and black and white, a regular rainbow infinity neurodiversity pride symbol pin, An Autistic rainbow retro pin, a no puzzle for autism circle pin, Communicating is challenging for me, Do not hug me, do not touch me, I am blind, I am deaf, I am deaf in my left ear, I am deaf in my right ear, I am dyslexic, I am epileptic, I am hard of hearing, I am non speaking, I am sensitive to light, I am sensitive to noise, I am sensitive to scents, I am situationally mute, I am visually impaired, I do not make eye contact, I do not understand sarcasm, I don’t understand social cues, I have Alzheimer’s, I have an invisible disability, I have an invisible illness, I have anxiety, I have auditory processing disorder, I have CPTSD, I have dementia, I have epilepsy, I have hearing loss, I have invisible disabilities, I have invisible illnesses, I have limited mobility, I have low energy, I have low vision, I have PTSD, I have seizures, I have sensory processing disorder, I have social anxiety, I have Tourettes, I have trouble remembering names, I need time to process words, I struggle to remember faces, I struggle with remembering things, I stutter, I use ASL, I use sign language, please ask me to clarify, please be patient with me, please communicate directly, Please do not force eye contact, please respect my personal space, please share your pronouns with me, please speak up, thank you for your patience, ask me about my pronouns in three variants which are black white, black gold and black silver, He him in three variants, he they in three variants, she her in three variants, I use any pronouns in three variants, they them in three variants, she they in three variants. They he and they she in black and white.

(please note, my selection of items is much larger than what is pictured above!)

My name is Margaux and I am also known as Retrophiliac. I am self employed and an autistic activist and advocate based out of western Canada. One of my pins is even in the Museum of Vancouver's openMOV! My main focus with my advocacy work is to push for greater resources and funding for disabled small business owners, as I firmly believe it is the most accommodating employment for those who want it. I am the current president of BC PEOPLE FIRST and we do really important work.

I design pins, patches, stickers, keychains, magnets and so much more.

The majority of my items have a disability, neurodiversity, autistic focus.

I am on Etsy and I also have my own shop best for USA & Canada - however both shops can accommodate all orders.

Etsy will handle VAT, VOSS and IOSS for international orders.

I also post frequently on instagram, facebook and tiktok.

P.S:

I run a few awesome facebook groups:

Made by Autistics Marketplace and Community

Made by Neurodivergents Marketplace and Community

Autistic inclusive dating and friends

Neurodivergent Skills Connect

Disabled Entrepreneurs/Self Employed in British Columbia

I have been receiving some less than stellar comments on some of my content and one of my designs was recently counterfeit and showed up on shein, temu, Etsy and eBay. Sharing this post with your supportive network would be something I would be grateful for! I want to reach the people who will benefit from the work I do, to hopefully create better and more understanding experiences.

The entire goal I have is to help folks but I would love the chance to expand who I am reaching.