Category: Autisitc identity

We live in world that where identity has become important to people so how do autistic people understand themselves in a world that does not accept them.

Autism and identity 51w: We live in a world that was made for extroverted allistic people, and for autistic people trying to fit into this world is exhausting.
Autism levels 37w: Autistic people do not state their level of autism because they have been told its wrong. What's wrong is telling someone how they should identify.
Autism, gender identity and sexuality 32w: It is not unusual when discovering we are autistic that we also understand more about our gender identity and sexuality. It just seems to open the door to put some other things into perspective.
Autism, religion, and spirituality 1y: Many autistic people reject organized religion, but I don’t think we can say that is necessarily to do with being autistic as many non-autistic people reject organized religion as well.
Changing heart and minds 45w: We often hear from autistic people that the world wasn’t made for us. world was made to include and except all neurotypes.
Finding autism 40w: We should not tell other people we think they are autistic. It is not our place to disrupt another person’s journey in life by telling them they are autistic or anything else for that matter.
Knowing ourselves 37w: No one knows us better than we do is true but not entirely. Other people are mirroring back to us things we may reject because we are not ready to see them.
Language 1y: Single words don't bring about acceptance, nor does hiding behind words like neurodivergent in the illusion it changes ableism and stigma because it doesn't.
Late autistic diagnosis 37w: We mask because of society’s unacceptance of our differences so it’s a vicious circle but I can’t help wondering how much we may have contributed to these labels by our own behaviour.
Understanding ourselves 22w: I'm different than autistic people I've spoken to and I have come to understand why.
Us and them 20w: We are all citizens of the world sharing this planet thus the world was made for everybody, but selfishness and greed has changed that.