Jennifer Msumba

Jennifer Msumba, formerly Rebranding Autism,https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxaR4qVBwyihE88Go14AaABCQ and before that Jen Adventures TV,https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrQAGJxuxInf5jNSRfrsyw/community?lb=UgyQF0ix1QnXi2EhKbl4AaABCQ is an American YouTuber who makes videos about autism.
==Personal life==
Jennifer is originally from Massachusetts,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyxYpyD5IHM&t=65s and has three older siblings.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qok4B-kGlZo&t=52s She was not informed of her autism diagnosis until she was an adult, and found out from her case manager. She had already been diagnosed with OCD.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mX3N5IBSCA&t=169s Jennifer was bullied at school.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVWd3HJiPZo&t=83s She suffered from depression as a teenager, and ended up in group homes and residential schools from the age of fifteen.https://uninvisiblepod.com/episodes/episode-66-rebranding-autism-jen-msumba/ Her mother suffered from cancer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9SyZO8_bY&t=236s Jennifer is bi-racial (her father is black and her mother is white).https://themusicalautist.org/overcoming-stage-fright-as-a-musician/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roq4Nb1rHbY&t=48s She has a dog named Lemonade.https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugw00m4c8GuQwQKvV1Z4AaABCQ She has athsma.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=364s Jennifer lives in a facility.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyxYpyD5IHM&t=74s
She is a member of American ,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UPGoEe-2ws&t=386s and a Fellow.https://www.jennifermsumba.com/
Jennifer is a Christian.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyH6MjgOQ8
===Judge Rotenberg Center===
Jennifer was interviewed on CBS Evening News about her experiences at the from 2002 to 2008.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY Jennifer received electric shocks on a daily basis, sometimes while strapped to a four-point board, which she described as “like being underground in hell.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFYae6WyTWs She would “ask God to make [her] heart stop, because [she] didn’t want to live.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFYae6WyTWs&t=61s Jennifer testified before the FDA that shock devices should be banned, and sued the JRC.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFYae6WyTWs Her plan from the center describes her being shocked for a wide variety of behaviours, such as leaving a seat without permission, slamming a door, self harming, screaming, any communication with an unnamed individual (including speaking to or staring at), and refusing to eat more than half of a meal.https://twitter.com/JohnMcA57928175/status/1413942391568879618/photo/1
She attempted to escape twice. The first time was after around six years at the center, when they took away her two day home visits. They did this because they said she had been “running wild” at home, and breaking rules they had set. These rules included not drinking caffeine after 2 PM, and going to bed by 10PM.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=70s She ran from a classroom, escaped the building, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=614s and was eventually tackled by center staff,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=372s and taken to a crisis classroom.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=376s They shocked her for running away, and put her in restraints,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=540s for about two months.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=990s
She could only speak to her mother once a week, and center staff would end the call if she said anything negative.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=731s As the JRC had a court appointed guardian for Jennifer,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hklHN-qqY&t=170s her parents couldn’t get her out until they regained legal guardianship. As a result of her experiences, she suffered nightmares for over ten years.https://uninvisiblepod.com/episodes/episode-66-rebranding-autism-jen-msumba/
==YouTube==
On her main channel, Jennifer uploads vlogs. She created this channel for people affected by autism and other disabilities to “show that they can be capable of cool and unique things, and can live a full life fulfilling [our] hopes and dreams.”
In 2020, Rebranding Autism was selected as a finalist in the WEGO Health Awards in the category of "Best Kept Secret".https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrQAGJxuxInf5jNSRfrsyw/community?lb=UgwXmvT5Q9uiHhsMOaR4AaABCQ
===Jen Msumba Music===
Jennifer plays the guitar,https://themusicalautist.org/overcoming-stage-fright-as-a-musician/ and piano.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UPGoEe-2ws&t=100s Many of Jennifer’s songs reflect the things that she have gone through as someone on the autism spectrum. Music “has always been where [she goes] to express [herself] when [she] couldn't any other way.”https://jennifermsumba.bandcamp.com/
===My Normal Life===
My Normal Life is a webcomic about growing up in the 80's and 90's while on the autism spectrum. It is based on Jennifer’s life.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDWYi25rwwKhyncDC7GTaRQ/about
===Lone Dog Studios===
Lone Dog Studios is Jennifer’s film channel.
====The Fish Don't Care When It Rains====
The Fish Don't Care When It Rains was Jennifer’s entry for the 2020 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. In the film, she talks about her life, and her passion for music. It ends with Jennifer’s original music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXXNaM_blqk The film is based on the song of the same title.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfe_C7asr3o&t=97s
==Shouting At Leaves==
Shouting At Leaves is Jennifer’s autobiography.https://www.jennifermsumba.com/
==Not According To Plan==
Not According To Plan is a podcast Jennifer records with her sister, who is fourteen years older.https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugw4sftR1RsEdwgslGF4AaABCQ
==References==
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2017