Recently a group of parents has made a claim that Autistic Adults sharing the better parts of the Autistic Experience online has made it more difficult for parents to peruse services for their children because people don’t automatically see Autism as a bad thing anymore.
Being Autistic is not all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, it sucks sometimes, especially because of society systems & the world being stacked against us.
Let’s talk about why some of us share the good parts of being Autistic:
Let’s talk about why some of us share the good parts of being Autistic:
1. Historically, most of the conversation about Autistic People has only been about our weaknesses and completely ignored our strengths.
Some of us are seeking balance to the narrative.
We are more than our weaknesses. We are a combination of our strengths & weaknesses.
Some of us are seeking balance to the narrative.
We are more than our weaknesses. We are a combination of our strengths & weaknesses.
2. Some of us genuinely love being Autistic, despite the hard parts, and want to share that with the world.
3. We need (& still lack) epresentation and role models for our NeuroDivergent young people. Being open/guiding future generations.
3. We need (& still lack) epresentation and role models for our NeuroDivergent young people. Being open/guiding future generations.
4. People don’t expect NeuroTypical‘s to share all of their weaknesses online. Most people only share the good parts of their life on social media.
Why do you expect Autistic People to owe you all of the personal information that nonAutistics would likely not share either?
Why do you expect Autistic People to owe you all of the personal information that nonAutistics would likely not share either?
5. Being Autistic in the modern world IS a disability. Nobody is claiming it isn’t. However, blaming Autistic People for not fitting into NT society is cruel. It’s time to fix the systems & accommodate Autistic People.
Autistic People are not broken. The world is broken.
Autistic People are not broken. The world is broken.
#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics - do you agree?
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