Today is #AutisticPride day and the kid woke up with grief about not being normal. So I reminded him that normal is what a group of industrial psychologists thought would make the ideal factory worker.
I reminded him that if autistic people were valued for who we essentially are, the word neurotypical would not exist, it would be replaced with a word that suitably describes a difference in process and functioning. #AutisticPride
I also reminded him that a lot of "normal" people are miserable and unfulfilled. Being normal is not the key to a perfect life.
Eighteen months ago, my autism was just "a really different perspective on the world" or being "an old soul" and "a little weird and standoffish". It was any explanation other than being autistic and valid in my opinions and decisions. #AutisticPride
Being disabled because you are neurologically incapable of blind social compliance is perfectly okay by me. You said it, I didn't. Now leave me to the beautiful world I created to survive being worthless in yours. Have a good day. #AutisticPride
Just going to put this right here and see what happens. 
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