Thread by @erikaheidewald

allistic leftists really shoot themselves right in their ableist foot when they try to shame autistic people out of self-dx/self-ID bc most liberal and leftist autistic people i’ve seen move further left after knowing they’re autistic :) god i despise ableist leftists

self identifying as autistic is a huge process of self-discovery that includes understanding the world around us. we can finally accept that the social constructs that never felt real to us just aren’t and that’s why we felt that way and we don’t have to try to believe in them

after you self-ID as autistic you also start to find out how much you were lied to and you can stop believing in those lies. politics are built on lies so naturally when we realize they’re lies, we want to change those systems. leftists should celebrate autistic self-ID.

autistic self-ID is a political self-radicalization. it’s a huge step in recognizing the oppression around you, removing yourself from the oppressive narratives society tried to brainwash you with, and letting yourself see the world as it actually is. it’s a big step to freedom

i was in a leftist groupchat and they kicked me out after i started getting harassed for self-identifying & i criticized them for supporting the people who harassed me with pro-ABA and pro-person first language bullshit. i saw then how fake & self-serving allistic leftists can be

i don’t think about y’all often but when i do, it is with such an intense lack of respect for who you are and what you claim to believe in. leftist aims will be achieved in spite of people like you, not because of you. your ableism makes you worse than useless to leftism.

you can’t be ableist and be a leftist bc ableism is a violent system of oppression inherently tied in with racism, classism, misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia. you have to work on your ableism or you don’t actually believe anything you claim to believe in.