17/12/2023
Not sure why people make the mistake of thinking that all Autistic folk must be the same. We are not. Just as all neurotypical people are not the same. Like, have you ever met two people anywhere that are the same?
Our similarities are there, but they present diffferently in each of us.
We have different sensory profiles, different emotional processing systems, different personalities, different skills, different preferences, different interests, different support needs, different upbringings, different social capacity.
If you’ve met one Autistic person, you’ve met one Autistic person.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking all Autistics are just like your Autistic neighbour, Dennis, who collects trains and is oblivious to all social cues.
If you meet someone who is Autistic and you think, ‘huh. They don’t look Autistic to me’ - instead of telling us that we don’t look Autistic (because, side note, it’s not a compliment), start to update your perception of what autistic people can be like.
Because chances are you have (or did have) quite a narrow perception of what Autism is. Not your fault, but very possibly true.
Time for an update.
As Hannah Gadsby says, ‘knowledge is power, ignorance is a cage, and feelings can be dealt with. I bid you good day.’
Yes?
Em 🌈
