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As #AutismAcceptanceMonth gets going and has already been a mess, i have thrown together a video especially for non-autistic people (and a message for autistics at the end).
The type of thing we see on #AutismAwareness days is nothing like what autistic people need from you.
The type of thing we see on #AutismAwareness days is nothing like what autistic people need from you.
Awareness days are so well-known for being the sites of proliferation for eugenic and ableist nonsense that autistic people prepare for them like a battle every year.
Including autistic people just trying to live their fucking lives, who are NOT advocates or activists.
Including autistic people just trying to live their fucking lives, who are NOT advocates or activists.
That's a complete failure on the part of EVERYONE participating.
So yeah. Just be aware, non-autistic people:
Autistic peoples' liberation will not be stopped, and if you're in the way of that liberation it will become a You problem.
So yeah. Just be aware, non-autistic people:
Autistic peoples' liberation will not be stopped, and if you're in the way of that liberation it will become a You problem.
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