Weird is not a word solely pointed at Autistic people, but most of us have had at word used as an insult. Weird Pride Day is March 4, and it is a declaration of acceptance and embracing of what is eccentric, different, or otherwise at odds with the status quo.
Both fair minds and cynical minds have logic behind being them, different logics; which is why different camps of autistics have gone both those ways.
Understanding about autism in adults is sparse. Many psychologists and psychiatrists receive only a single paragraph of education about autism in all of grad school, creating a human rights crisis for undiagnosed adults.
ABA therapy is a religious cult with science as its god and the status quo as its benchmark. I was born a heathen, and being broken into compliance was for my own good.
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After a poorly-timed meltdown at a wedding, Jude Clee thinks about what she wished people understood about meltdowns.
I completely replaced who I was. My entire life was about drugs and alcohol. It was literally all I spoke about. All I thought about. All of my hopes and dreams washed away and were replaced by what I thought was a “lifestyle choice.”
Chosen family can be just as valuable as biological family. This can be especially important for Autistics who are often misunderstood.
Family is more than just a biological relation. For those who never fit in their family of origin, found family is salvation.
Deadly restraints and cruel seclusion have been a harrowing stain on the legacy of disability rights. The time to end these barbaric practices is now.
Nonspeaking Autistic Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay explores his muteness against the context of the mainstream from his inner world amongst the clouds.
After a poorly-timed meltdown at a wedding, Jude Clee thinks about what she wished people understood about meltdowns.
I completely replaced who I was. My entire life was about drugs and alcohol. It was literally all I spoke about. All I thought about. All of my hopes and dreams washed away and were replaced by what I thought was a “lifestyle choice.”
Chosen family can be just as valuable as biological family. This can be especially important for Autistics who are often misunderstood.
Family is more than just a biological relation. For those who never fit in their family of origin, found family is salvation.
Deadly restraints and cruel seclusion have been a harrowing stain on the legacy of disability rights. The time to end these barbaric practices is now.
Nonspeaking Autistic Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay explores his muteness against the context of the mainstream from his inner world amongst the clouds.
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