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I agree with so much of this although I dont care if you say I have autism or am autistic. It is usually assumed that I have conquered or defeated autism, and that I am who I am in spite of autism. A phrase I hear a lot is I would never have known that you were autistic, as though autism is this hugely negative and obvious thing that a non-expert would be able to pick in a second. This is well-intentioned but problematic because it carries the underlying assumption that I am a happy and successful person despite my autism. In reality, autism is a part of everything that I do. Autism is not an enemy that needs to be defeated. My autism hasnt been conquered or overcome. This issue is also symptomatic of the wider ignorance as to how autism presents – in reality, most of us would not be able to pick an autistic person out of a crowd.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:24:23 +0000

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