Being autistic or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) if you do not know is a genetic neurological disorder. It is also an invisible disability because you cannot physically see it. Anyone can be autistic it does not have a specific look, race, gender, or age. Anyone can have autism, not just cis white males. 

Autism is not a mental illness, an infection, a disease, or a stereotype. There is a spectrum to autism, not high or low functioning because that can be dehumanizing. Explaining if you are autistic enough to even qualify or explaining your support needs just because someone needs more or less support does not mean they are any less autistic than the other person it is ridiculous. “High functioning,” people are less likely to be taken seriously when it comes to their needs. Because they might not need as much support as the next person. Having their struggles diminished and needs not considered even though support needs differ day from day. And for “low functioning” individuals they’re seen as difficult or bad because of how they act. Which is them just being themselves which can be very dehumanizing to an individual and could make them feel less because of certain things they cannot do without help. There is nothing wrong with needing help throughout the day. 

Neurodivergent people should not have to accommodate the world to support them, they should have people accommodate them. By that I mean the world should not make neurodivergent or disabled people feel wrong by simply existing instead it should be normalized to exist. Having ramps, stim toys, support, etc just made it feel normal to exist instead of feeling like the world’s burden just by being different. So having a well-rounded spectrum shows a pie chart of an individual’s traits, qualities, strengths, weaknesses, etc. Is an effective way to communicate a person’s needs because every autistic person is different. 

This just in… autism isn’t a disease that needs to be cured. autistic people are just as human as everybody else and deserve to be treated as such. As an autistic person, I am sick and tired of people treating us like an illness or treating us weirdly because we’re not the same as allistic (not autistic ppl). Autistic people are not threats, diseases, lifeless robots, or whatever stereotype there is. Autistic people are human beings with emotions and feelings, no we are not the same, and no I’m not going to stop saying I’m autistic just because I’m not exactly like your five-year-old son Karen. Autistic people are enough and valid.