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23 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
My work recently was shared by @Upworthy, who lead respectful & didn’t change my words… I described myself as “autistic” I’m the article. Yay!

Not yay - nonAutistic people in the comments telling me and Upworthy they should have changed my words to say “person with autism”
Seriously, just stop it! I can’t believe it’s 2021, almost 2022, & we still have nonAutistic people trying to tell Autistic People how they should refer to themselves.

Note: most of them who are offended seem to be NT “professionals” that work with families. #ActuallyAutistic
Also not yay - all the people saying I’m not really Autistic based off the 4 one minute or less videos they included in the story…
Also not yay, all the people suddenly misgendering me in my own spaces…

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Someone keeps saying I have a boycott list.

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There have been a lot of people this year trying to get me to quit, thinking that if they make post after post about me, and harass me I will stop speaking about the issues that impact me and people I care about. I’m oppositional & defiant so it fuels me to do even MORE.
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Growing up, I struggled in my relationships with other kids my age.
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