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Once again I'm reminded that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The recent push by a large number of autistic people to 'own' their diagnosis and try to raise acceptance and dispel harmful myths has kicked up a minority of autistic people to fight against this.

 This may seem bizarre - who fights against improved acceptance? - but actually has clear roots in the ongoing culture war the West seems engaged in. The identity positive autistic movement, of which I am a part, is viewed by some as another manifestation of 'wokeness'.
This is the right-wing definition of 'wokeness', of course - ie a modern equivalent of the pejorative take on political correctness, but it's definitely at the core of this 'neurorealist' movement - the idea the autistic community is being hijacked by 'woke lefties'.
They believe that the push for acceptance of neurodiversity and rejection of the medicalisation of autism is misguided and drawing attention away from those autistic people who, in their view, need more help and intervention.
The trouble is, this view is pretty much baseless. Firstly, there is little evidence that autistic advocates who push for acceptance are in any way harming autistic people who require more help and support. Second, the view effectively silences those of us who are able to share.
The argument seems to be, if you're capable of actively advocating, then you're not really autistic - at least not autistic *enough* for your opinion to matter. This is an obvious nonsense in itself, as it is so generalised as to be useless to anyone, but also ignores key things.
For example, it assumes that autistic people who can advocate online in text are somehow highly capable generally. This is simply not true. Many of us are acutely affected by being autistic, fighting executive function issues, massive anxiety and depression.
Autistic advocates online are *online*. There's a reason the movement has only managed to take off since the development of social media - it gives those of us with communication disabilities an opportunity to speak. These 'neurorealists' deny us that.
They claim the very act of advocacy shows we can't speak for those we advocate for, which causes a serious logical regression that ultimately means no one can ever advocate for anyone. They know this, or at least i hope they do. But they don't care.
This is because their agenda is simply to squash any sign of progressive identity politics, because it goes against their political ideology, as far as I can tell. There are other motivations - shady links to ABA and the 'autism mom' phenomenon (there's a *lot* of money there.)
But ultimately there's just an intolerance of autistic people taking control of the narrative; a hatred of the idea that autism could just be another way of being. Insistance it is a disease, an illness that ruins lives.
I could go on but frankly it's exhausting. I've got most of these people blocked or muted as they rarely argue in good faith. If anyone wants to add to this to fill out my points, please do - I'm not the font of all knowledge on this!
Just so you know, my feelings towards these individuals are pretty strong. They've caused me personally a lot of misery over the last few years, but that's nothing compared to the cumulative harm they've done to the autistic community. I really don't like them.
The takeaway here is that not all autistic people view 'neurodiversity' as a good thing. Also, that not all autistic people argue in good faith. I've been accused of not being autistic by more other autistic people than non-autistic folk, and that's disturbing to me.
We autistics can have a tendency - and it's rooted in positivity - to idealise our community and blame neurotypicals for our ills. But it's not as simple as that.

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I try to raise awareness, understanding and acceptance of #autistic people. Have a read and hopefully it will help.

#thread #autism

1. Autism has always existed, as far as we can tell. Any increase in the number of autistic people is due to better diagnosis and growing population. There are historic figures who display many autistic traits, such as Isaac Newton. #autism

2. Autism is not an illness or disease. It cannot be caught, nor does it appear to spontaneously happen. You are born autistic and you will die autistic - it is not 'curable'. #autism

3. Autistic people do not lack empathy, nor are we emotionless robots. We often struggle to communicate emotion, and we can have alexithymia, making identification of emotions hard, though. #autism

4. Autism affects the entire demographic - doesn't matter your gender, sexuality, age, class, skin colour, culture. Autism is a human condition. #autism
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30 things you can do that might help #autistic people in your lives.

A thread. Please read and share widely, and add to it as you see fit.

#autism #autistic

1. Let us decompress in quiet areas when we need to. Our desire to be alone is not judgement on you, it's simple self preservation. #autism

2. If you need us to do something, give us very clear, unambiguous instruction. Don't feel like you're being rude doing this, but don't sound irritated or patronising! #autism

3. Do not expect us to react to things in a way you would expect. That way lies disappointment. We often show our emotions in very different ways to what you might expect. #autism

4. Don't assume we aren't capable of thought and feeling if we're non-verbal. Don't assume we're incapable of communicating in other ways either. #autism
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Please read and share! /1

Autistic students often find themselves being punished more than average at school. Frequently this can escalate to temporary exclusion and similar 'punishments'. Are autistic students generally just more naughty? Of course not. So what's the deal? /2

Everything about the fundamentals of a school day is designed around neurotypical children. Most school day elements are also very old, and have been around since long before people became more 'autism aware'. /3

What we see as the core experience of doing subjects for around an hour, before moving to the next subject, between the ages of 5 and 18 dates back *decades*. So where do autistic students fit in? /4

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Autism and meltdowns - what are they and how can you help?

A thread. Please read and share widely. As always, based on my own experiences.

#autism #autistic #Meltdown

Autistic people are stressed. *Very* stressed. Take it from me - our existence is generally peppered with moments of calm on a backdrop of continual tension and intense stress. The reasons for this are complex. /2

Our senses are often way too sensitive, meaning we live assaulted by intense sensory input - sound, vision, smell, touch and so forth. This means our base level stress is always much higher than most folks. /3

We are also usually struggling to make sense of social communication in a way neurotypical people don't need to worry about. Often we have to put actual brainwork into every interaction, as nothing seems to come naturally to us. Even with friends or loved ones. /4

So our glass of stress is very frequently filled to the absolute brim, and it doesn't take very much for us to spill over into a kind of 'post-stress' state, and I guess that's what we call meltdown. /5 #autistic
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Autistic behaviours that are generally discriminated against, despite being harmless and just how we are.

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1. Stimming - repetitive physical movement to help regulate our stress levels. They feel nice and are really helpful but people seem to hate to see it. #autism

2. No eye contact. We generally find this too intimate and intense, and will avoid. It can even cause pain if forced. But people don't trust us even though we inform them we're autistic. #autism

3. Sitting in 'odd' positions. We're often very bendable - remember Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a common comorbidity - and loads of feel more comfortable in slightly contorted positions. People always comment 'you can't be comfy like that'.

Yes. Yes I can. #autism

4. Stammering when excited. We can get so passionate about some subjects that we struggle to get the words out as they all get caught in the annoying bottleneck of actually having to leave our mouths. But it irritates people, makes them assume we're somehow lesser. #autism
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