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autism IS

a developmental disability

a difference in neurotype

a spectrum that presents differently in everyone

present from birth

experienced by all genders

a lifelong experience

a disability that effects communication, sensory experiences, and social interaction

experienced by all races

something to take pride in

autism ISN’T

a mental illness

a disease

in need of a cure

caused by vaccines or gluten intake

inherently bad

something that destroys people’s lives

something only cishet white boys experience

something you grow out of

a ‘puzzle piece’ missing in our brains

being autistic is a varied experience. if you’ve met one autistic person, that’s exactly it — you’ve met one autistic person. we’re just as unique as allistic people, we aren’t a monolith, and we aren’t incapable of speaking for ourselves. we’ve been screaming for years, allistics just have yet to listen to us.

Ice T:

The Stickmin Energy