Thread by @MxBadgerNorth

It’s #AutismAWerewolfWeek, so I’m here to tell you how being autistic is EXACTLY like being a werewolf:

1. Some people think we’re a myth, they don’t believe we exist

2. Some people believe we exist, but we’re monsters

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3. Some people think we’re cursed

4. Some people think we can be cured

5. Some people think they should be able to tell, just from looking at us (What are the signs? Monobrow? Fangs? Bushy tail?)

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6. Some people are obsessed with our origin story. The MMR! Vaccines! Heavy metals! The FULL MOON!

7. Some people think we’re supernatural, that we are more than human, superhuman, gifted

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8. Some people think we’re less than human, and don’t deserve to live our lives

9. Some people think we’re a threat to humanity and should be eradicated

10. Some people think we’re a tragic medical condition

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11. Some people think our ways are wild, and we need to be tamed

12. Some people think we can’t be educated, and should never be domesticated or integrated

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13. Some people think being this way must be The Worst, and that we’re all just out here, mournfully howling at the moon

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The truth is: we’re all mournfully howling at YOU to educate yourselves, banish the myths, and accept us

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We just want to live our lives, run in the woods, smell nice things, collect sticks, chew stuff, roll around, howl, growl, and shake our bodies, in peace 🐺

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