"he'll be a burden on the state" good; fuck the state if that's how it views autistic people; tear the whole thing down and build something better in its place
also she should've kept that comment of her vomiting as a reaction to her son being diagnosed with autism to herself; it's ableist as hell
also the author of the article didn't include any quotes from or pictures of any autistic people; it would've been better to see what oliver and other autistic people had to say about the situation
also the article mentions "with autism" instead of autistic; i think most autistic people prefer the word "autistic" over the phrase "with autism"
i'm tired of autism parents (a.k.a. allistic/non-autistic parents of autistic children) speaking over autistic people instead of letting us speak for ourselves
and i'm tired of allistic authors writing about what allistic people have to say about autism instead of talking to autistic people to see what we have to say about it
It is so upsetting seeing actual MPs (or anyone) with such outdated and incorrect views as shown in https://inews.co.uk/news/lee-anderson-branded-ignorant-families-adhd-bad-parenting-2666875
Not just on the surface level, but also it means he is missing out. Missing out on really knowing some of the most interesting, creative, passionate people. Missing out on being able to fully support his constituents who are @actuallyadhd (and face it, he probably has similar views about @actuallyautistic people too).
I noticed this poster in a local shop's window. I guess it is nice that they are trying to do.....something?
From what I've seen since my Autism enlightenment, the #ActuallyAutistic@actuallyautistic community doesn't much like the puzzle piece imagery, so this is a bit like a restaurant saying they are Vegan aware while using an image of an abattoir