Hard pills to swallow for "autism professionals": autism is not about behavior. Autism is a difference in thinking, experiencing/processing sensory input/emotions, communicating, and interacting with the world. 1/4
You can't approach or describe autism the same way you'd describe a disease. Instead, you must describe it as a difference the same way you'd describe gender identity or sexual orientation. All of these are neurological differences. 2/4
You have no idea what autism is and your approach is leading you further away from understanding it. #ActuallyAutistic people are changing autism research/care, not non-autistic professionals. Only those with the lived experience can understand and accurately describe it. 3/4
By using behavioral "interventions" and forcing autistic people (kids!) to perform behaviors that are intrinsic to non-autistic people, you are eroding their true identities and inhibiting them from living their lives as their most authentic selves. This = conversion therapy. 4/4
The neurotypical view and framework tries to force autistic people to define themselves inaccurately through a deficiency lens. Autism does not belong in the DSM.
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