#ActuallyAutistic 🌈 Today is World Autism Awareness Day!

🧠Today, we express our love and solidarity for all people who identify as being on the Autism Spectrum! 

💖A solidarity statement often used among the autistic community is that ‘to be autistic is to be misunderstood.’ We want our autistic community members to know that we see you, we love you, and we WANT to understand you!

💭Autism is often referred to as a ‘syndrome’ or a ‘disease.’ This is misleading and harmful - there is nothing ‘wrong’ with autistic people, just as there is nothing ‘wrong’ with people of other marginalised identities. 

❌Oppressors have perpetuated misinformation and disinformation about autistic people because, as with other marginalised communities, they do not fit societal norms. We must fight back against this injustice!

✊We stand with our Autistic friends and family worldwide, and join them in their fight for acceptance and liberation. We also stand in solidarity with all other members of the #Neurodistinct community, and are committed to learning and unlearning more about how to reduce #Ableist bias and harm.

🫶#Capitalism takes so much from people of marginalised neurotypes every day. #RadicalAcceptance of the #Neurodistinct community is essential for #CollectiveLiberation.

📖Please keep learning and unlearning! Though this infographic series was developed using reliable, autistic-centred sources, and developed by team members with autistic lived experiences, this is by no means a complete exploration of the autistic experience.

❤️‍For the rest of April, look out for our #SelfCare posts tailored specifically for our #Autistic community, as well as the rest of our #Neurodistinct family! 

#WeAreManushyan ♾️ Equal Human Beings 

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