April is a difficult month to be autistic. Every day we are bombarded with “awareness” campaigns calling us broken or diseased, spreading misinformation and fear, and promoting abusive practices “for our own good.”
But I talked quite a bit about ableism in my previous post.
Autistic self-advocates are taking back the month of April with a movement called “Autism Acceptance month.” This year, I participated in autism acceptance by making one post to social media every day about the experiences of autistic people. I’ve compiled them all here. This is a particularly long one, so I’ve separated and labeled each day for easy scroll-and-skim. Enjoy!
DAY 1: What is Autism Acceptance?
According to the creators of Autism Acceptance: “During Autism Acceptance Month, we focus on sharing positive, respectful, and accurate information about autism and autistic people.
Autism Acceptance Month promotes acceptance and celebration of autistic people as family…
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Autism Candles 