Noted non-binary and autistic blogger Mel Baggs passed away April 11 in Burlington, Vt., at age 39. During their lifetime, Baggs wrote extensively about life as a person with non-verbal autism.
Their eight-minute 2007 film, In My Language, later became the subject of several stories on CNN. Baggs posted a YouTube video in 2007 that detailed their life and sought to dispel misconceptions and prejudices about people living with autism.