Category: Autism and society
How society’s views and projections shape autistic lives and experiences.
- Ableism
- It doesn’t matter how much research non autistic people do and then call themselves experts, we as autistic people are the experts, so we need to encourage people to talk to us.
- Autistic response to change
- Many autistic people try to control their environment because surprises are not a welcomed friend.
- Mental illness and suicide
- Many autistic people have depression and anxiety. Please do not assume people are okay and dismiss it with platitudes.
- Normal
- Normal is not a word that should be used to describe anyone. Normal is a one size fits all illusion that has been projected onto us so we can be managed for other people’s gain.