Tag: autistic pride

I shudder at the thought of it being an option to other vulnerable young autistic people, never giving them the chance they deserve to come through it and learn a sense of pride in who they are. 

‘Autism Awareness’ has been created without autistic people, and even though the door is being nudged open to let us in, we’re still stuck at the back of the room whilst the rich powerful neurotypical people hog the stage

A year ago, I had the privilege of joining three other autistic women to film a segment for a Channel 4 documentary.

These characters were my very own line-up of autistic headcanons. And I identified more with them than I did with the very few characters who were written as ‘autistic’ from the beginning.

I feel obliged to give constant apologies for existing as a neurodiverse person in a neurotypical world.