so for world #WorldAutismDay https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> let’s recap:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> autism is not a disease
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> it isn’t caused by external factors like vaccines, crop sprays or GMOs
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> autistic people do not suffer from autism, we suffer from a lack of understanding and accessibility

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> most of the help available for autism is targeted towards parents of autistic children, very little is given towards autistic children or adults
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> autistic adults are often overqualified yet underemployed compared to NT people
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> autism is underdiagnosed in women and POC

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> there are no international guidelines on ABA (the most common therapy used for autism), meaning many practices have been able to get away with seriously abusing autistic children and adults
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> organizations like Autism Speaks preach ideology dangerously close to eugenics

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> in slang, people are using “autistic” as a synonym for “r*tarded”. call that shit out when you see it.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> listen to autistic people, especially those who are marginalized in other areas (race, sexuality, gender, ability, religion, class).

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> many autistic people are self diagnosed as diagnosis is often inaccessible
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="High voltage sign" aria-label="Emoji: High voltage sign"> official diagnosis may prevent emigration to countries like Canada or may prevent an autistic trans person from accessing HRT

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