So, I've been meaning to put together a blog for years. I've been nagged, I've been poked, I've had people threaten to spork me, and I've never gotten around to it. I always come up with a "good" excuse to avoid it.
Until I saw "Autistic people should" on Google, and wanted to cry. And then saw the "flashblog" going on to try and change it. And I decided that it was time to make my debut, be part of the Flashblog, and get my own words out there too.
Autistic people should feel free to be openly Autistic... but we don't. We should feel free to be every bit who we are, without the immense pressure to conform that we feel every day. We should be able to feel comfortable in our own skin without being told we're a "burden", a "tsunami" or any other hate language. Autistic people should be able to be openly Autistic without fear of harm, reprisal, or coming into contact with the vitriolic spew that comes up when you search Google.
Autistic people should be respected as human beings first and foremost. Autistic people should have all human rights. Autistic people should be the foremost experts on Autism. I long and yearn for the world where we don't fear for our jobs, our families, losing our children, or any other reprisal for being openly who we are. Autistic people should be free from the anger of parents, the anger of siblings, and the anger of society for daring to exist. For daring to exist without the desire to fit into the cute little box society wants to squish us into.
Autistic people should be free to be openly Autistic. Right now we cannot be. And Google is part of the reason why.
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