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so for world #WorldAutismDay 
let’s recap:
autism is not a disease
it isn’t caused by external factors like vaccines, crop sprays or GMOs
autistic people do not suffer from autism, we suffer from a lack of understanding and accessibility
let’s recap: autism is not a disease it isn’t caused by external factors like vaccines, crop sprays or GMOs autistic people do not suffer from autism, we suffer from a lack of understanding and accessibility
most of the help available for autism is targeted towards parents of autistic children, very little is given towards autistic children or adults autistic adults are often overqualified yet underemployed compared to NT people autism is underdiagnosed in women and POC
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 organizations like Autism Speaks preach ideology dangerously close to eugenics
in slang, people are using “autistic” as a synonym for “r*tarded”. call that shit out when you see it. listen to autistic people, especially those who are marginalized in other areas (race, sexuality, gender, ability, religion, class).
many autistic people are self diagnosed as diagnosis is often inaccessible official diagnosis may prevent emigration to countries like Canada or may prevent an autistic trans person from accessing HRT
thank you for reading! i’m just gonna leave my paypal here if you feel like donating to an autistic lesbian 
http://paypal.me/LongYoda/
http://paypal.me/LongYoda/
