The time for radical, luminous change is NOW!
All the old heads who have been trying to change the world for 40-50 years say they thought that when they were my age, and to that I say:
Back then, that was the time, and now it is again:
Because now is the ONLY time!
Autistic people shouldn't have to justify their existence by having special talents and gifts that are valuable to the economy.
Judging everyone's worth in terms of productivity and economic activity is the first step to eugenics.
The pressure and shame that #ActuallyAutistic humans endure in order to fit into NT society is abuse.
It leads to our exhaustion, dehumanization, and burnout.
It alienates us from the world.
Embracing ourselves “offends” others.
Yet we MUST do it.