I'm built different. like incorrectly i think
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I don't really care if someone uses the term "autism awareness" instead of "autism acceptance" and I honestly think both are important
a lot of people, including myself in the past, say that people are now aware of autism and we just need acceptance but I disagree.
me and my mom were having a conversation a while back and she was talking about the fact that people know the word "autism" but don't know what autism actually looks like. when my mom was raising me people were very aware that autism existed but would constantly chastise her about how she was being a bad parent when my autism was visible. multiple people suggested that my "behavior problems" could be solved with a belt.
those people knew about autism but they didn't see my autism. my autism was visible but they saw it as "behavior problems" and "defiance" and "disruption" not autism. they didn't know what autism actually entails.
being any level of visibly autistic will put you in this situation even today. people might be aware of autism but not aware enough of autism to know that the way I'm acting is just autism.
we do need autism awareness. people need to know what autism actually looks like. people need to know more than just the word.
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they really be on some bs fr
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“have you ever just cried because you’re you”
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Self love is not always easy. It can be challenging and not fun at the time, but your future self will thank you!
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