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Jim
Real Ale Drinker. Tea snob. Tabletop gamer, Doodles a bit. Church non-attendee so make #InclusiveChurch. #Autistic The blog seems to be running at the moment!
May 7, 2020 14 tweets 5 min read
Perhaps I may venture my personal opinions on what #ActuallyAutistic self advocacy & the #Neurodiversity movement is about in a thread?

Hopefully parents and carers will be able to see there is not a conflict of interest between the two. I am an #autistic #autismparent too. Firstly the neurodiversity and autistic advocacy movements are part of the #DisabilityRights movement that uphold basic human rights for all disabled people. It also refers to the rights outlined in the UNRPD as well as national/ European legislation un.org/development/de…