Angry.

[lapkaboo]

Ugh. I keep feeling bothered when I remember an asinine facebook post some "autism mom" made. It was about her being worried about her autistic child's future vs. "hf" autistic people having opinions about the symbols representing us and how "we are not the same". Because obviously, an autistic person having an opinion you don't like MUST mean they have no struggles or challenges... how fucking idiotic and unfair is that? And most of the content, while she often posts about the daily challenges faced by her son, is often used to be pitted against lower support needs autistics and why we have no issues or aren't really, genuinely autistic. I mean, it's what you can expect from somebody who's clearly bitter about other people and maybe her son for having the life he does, but it's not like it's our fault. These "autism" parents act like we're the reason their children apparently don't receive help or that resources for more afflicted people get shut down, but when we have no social or institutional power I fail to see how that can be. There ARE things I can see like , but many of the criticisms we make have valid points and I think we have the right to express them, express how the medical world treats us and how it impacts us when we don't get our needs met. I mean, apparently, neurotypicals are the only ones who are allowed to advocate our interests or express ideas on how autism is perceived, so why the fuck can't we? And why would that expression diminish our struggles and pasts? It's cruel to say that. It's ableist and unfair.