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Hello, new on here and very happy to meet with you all. I am here to learn and share experiences within autism, my son is non verbal so our world is focused from that perspective mostly. However I do wish to share our experiences as well as hear yours, as parents and those with autism too. I have learnt all that makes sense to me from those who are autistic and wish to teach us non autistics the reality and truth of autism. From your perspectives, this is the education the world needs, then, i feel we can really understand and accept autism, instead of changing it, stopping it or trying to 'normalise' a person who is autistic. I truly do feel we have much to benefit from autistic ways. Especially through sensory understanding. The comparison of non autistic people and how little of our senses we use, the blindfolded world that we can live within. Autism has so far taught me to tear those down and feel freer in my living. seeing the world from my sons point of view is mostly a beautiful and liberating experience. It wasnt always like that! I had days, even years of uncertainty and fear for us as a family, especially my son. The world seemed so unwilling to accept the differences of autism and even forbid, to see that it may not be the 'disability or disorder' it is labelled, there is so much more to it....

Welcome! Well, I think autism is a disability, but I agree, autistic people shouldn't be normalized, we should just be accepted for who we are.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Thank you for your welcome.

I can see that autism can and does cause difficulties for my son and for others with autsim /aspergers. BUT i still do not see it as a disability. my reason is because we compare it to each other, when we do this we say one person is perfect and the others are not. This isnt fair or real in my view. We are all different. Thats the way we are made, the challenge is to celebrate them, work together in an equal way and make the environment a pleasant place for everyone in it, regardless of what their challenge is. If the world and social rules were geared differently with not so much fear and strict nonsense rules then i know my sons life would be much easier. So we flow with him, we honour his needs and desires, as well as helping him to cope with the world in which we live. The more i have researched and spoken with people with autism the more i realise it is everyone else who makes the autism so difficult, mostly. I know it isnt this black and white and every individual will feel differently.....depending on their life and support etc.. but i am so happy to be here to learn and listen to how people feel from their own personal perspective.....

Hey kerrieberroyer welcome.

Hello...great to be a part of the forum

Welcome!

For me, referring to this as a disability is an act of self-kindness. I can't do everything that would typically be expected. I think we need to change the attitude towards disabilities, not say that they don't exist.