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People do not typically go to the doctor or seek a diagnosis bc they are very dedicated or creative. Doctors are for treating “illnesses.” Our society treats autism as an illness, & only discusses the things that would get someone diagnosed. “Bad” things. But BEING #Autistic is more than that.

Hey, people making films about autism who aren't autistic: We're not burdens. We're not miracles. We're just people and deserve mutual respect rather than more back-handed navel-gazing slop othering us still. Sometimes, the biggest disability relating to this is just other people's perceptions.

Autism isn’t a disease or an epidemic. It’s not something to fear or to prevent. If “combating autism” seems like a worthy political goal to you, you’re either a eugenicist, or you’ve been deceived by eugenicists. #Autistic