Thread by @StandingHannah

Every time I engage with an adult who has just been diagnosed with #autism it ends in them telling me about the boy and how they know him more than we do.
If you have made it to adulthood without an autism diagnosis you have no - literally no - understanding of the boy. #autism

And just so we’re clear - non verbal doesn’t mean you’re shy or can’t talk in some situations or with some people. That’s selectively mute. Don’t adopt someone else’s disability just to make yourself feel more disabled

And autism doesn’t mean sauvant. Autism often means severe intellectual disability