questions regarding autistic shirts

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I like the shirt that says "I have Autism, whats your problem"?....I think that is a good one for people who stare .
I have some shirts for my 3 year old Autie one from autismbites that says "I dont have a mute button" and the other one says "Autistic Diva", I bought them both on cafepress.

Cafepress has this great one that says, "Yes, I'm autistic. No, I'm not like Rainman."

Cafepress also has a good one that says, "Yes, I'm autistic. Stare if you must, I'm not paying attention to you anyway."

I've thought about making a shirt for my severely autistic son that says 'I'm Autistic...Not Deaf'. To me, it doesn't matter what disability a person has other people shouldn't talk about them as if they're not in the room. People need to get some damn manners. Am I the only one that their parent's taught them that it isn't okay to not only talk about people in that way, but that it's just as wrong to look down on people?

I think that you should get an autism t-shirt, and maybe some preprinted cards that say something to the effect " I heard you saying something about me. I am not mentally ret*d, I am autistic. " Then put some autism facts, and a website address to visit if they'd like to learn more. Maybe those people will think about what they're saying the next time they encounter a disabled person in public.

I don't like drawing attention to myself, so I'll say don't bother, and don't bother what others think of you (but I know this is hard to do for many).

I'd say for you to wear a medical bracelet or something similar if you can handle it on your skin (sometimes, I can't, so I just keep it in my pocket/wallet); this will help you in certain situations, as you just need to show it, and people get the drift (mine just says "Autism. Communication difficulties").

I hate wearing T shirts with any writing or logos on them, I guess I like to keep my taste and opinions to myself just another way of not drawing any attention to myself I suppose.

For using a online store to design one's own shirt and get it printed for you, another option besides CafePress (with which you have to upload graphics) is someplays such as Zazzle which allows you to upload text. You can upload graphics too, but if you want text, you can just type in the text, and select the font style, size, and color. Much easier, in my opinion, than having to create a graphic with the text. (There's others besides Zazzle. I used Zazzle because I needed a particular font and color for the text, and they had the font and color I needed.)

How do people where you life, where you go in your area, think about autism? Do they know a bit about it? That's what I'd consider if I asked myself that question.

Would I wear a shirt that says I'm autistic where I life? Of course, I also have to wonder: would my short say autism or asperger's? Which would be better if I couldn't talk all right in a situation and people want me to because other AS people can talk?

Do any people react in the wrong way towards you because they think you're MR rather than autistic? I mean such situations as... Does a person think they can talk to you in a certain way because they think you're MR but don't realise what they do is real bad because you're actually autistic?

What do people where you life think of autism? What do they know about it? Do they know it's a PDD, it doesn't mean you're MR. And, for example (don't know if these are issues for you): that it can mean that you can't talk now (but later) and that they rather not try to hold your hand, if you had issues with too much touching?

If everybody is going to think autism = MR, a shirt that states you're autistic won't do any good.

If you encounter any disadvantages or problems because people treat you in a certain way because they think you're MR or something else, it could make sense to get one that states you are autistic.

Of course:

Have you considered how many people actually think of MR when they see you? If you would wear a shirt, everybody would look at you and everybody would know - even those people who don't care, think you're ok, just a little odd etc.

I think there's no definite answer. It's touch topic. I'm already having problems deciding what to put on my medical alert.
You'll have to consider many things and then just go with your decision. It could go bad, but it could turn out to be good too.

In doubt, you can always get a shirt that says something like: 'Don't assume you know about me!'

Heres a good one

http://shop.cafepress.com/design/9293736

I have a t-shirt that is not autism-specific, but it does say I LIVE IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD BUT IT'S OK THEY KNOW ME HERE.

I have found that actually being specific and telling people you have autism works well for me. For instance, I always get lost at the airport and the one time I did tell someone I had Asperger's they helped me out, got me to my plane and got me onboard.

Yeah, I also agree that Cafe Press would be a great place to get something a little less subtle, if you decide to.
Though right now I'm looking for something a little more subtle. Which one would be best to show a hint of aspie-ness?
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(Wow, there's a lot of stuff on this website!)

Oh...and this one is pretty awesome:
http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/stop ... 256731763#