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As a gay person who lives with autism, I am doubly offended
Little reminder that its the society that is the problem, not autism.
Let me rephrase this for you to make my point clear: „as an autistic person who lives with gayness“
Doesnt sound great, right?
Autism can be a huge problem for a person, I get it. But aside from very harsh cases, i think autism is being made a problem by society. I think its fair to not reinforce the toxic ideas of ableists.
This might hit me in the face, I know.
Autism is a medical label given to a specific set of symptoms as perceived by others.
The answer to this is neurodivergence, which is how we identify ourselves and its much more inclusive.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodiversity
Both terms can be used though. I often say i am autistic as a fully embraced part of my identity, but much of that is because most people have never heard of neurodivergence.