Allistic folks, for #AutismAcceptance https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Month, I encourage you to seek out information & education abt issues that are important to autistic adults. In my next few tweets I& #39;m going to name some things I& #39;d suggest becoming informed about.
This #AutismAcceptance https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Month, inform yourself about...
-Why many autistic adults call Autism Speaks a hate group & encourage ppl to go #RedInstead
-Why we& #39;re so worried about police violence against autistic folks, esp folks of color
-Why many of us reject functioning language
-Why many autistic adults describe ABA as harmful & akin to conversion therapy
-Why we& #39;re so concerned about the rise in support for eugenics-based approaches to healthcare
-Why stimming is good & important for us to do
-Why many autistic adults insist on identity first language
These are just some of the issues that many autistic adults care about, and of course we don& #39;t all agree about all of these things, & I& #39;m sure I& #39;m leaving out some important ones. Listening to us discuss issues we care about is a great first step for #AutismAcceptance https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Month.
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