Hard to be taken seriously as an autism advocate

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Piss and vintager.

Yes.

If you have charisma you can get away with it, like bush or reagan. Even if you talk total bull.

I'm afraid social stuff like this should be delegated to NTs. They speak the NT language.

Of course there's a lot to be said in favor of self advocacy. We say what would significantly improve our lives, we share as much or as little of our life experience as we feel comfortable sharing. And we do so in a straightforward way.

Of course, any kind of activism by yourself is just really difficult. But even three people working together, that is the beginning of a political movement.

Well, there has been a lot said on here by people with ASD which I’ve found very discouraging, comments to the effect of, the autistic pride movement is a bunch of self-delusory crap. The people who say these things seem to have a long track record of feeling sorry for themselves and complaining about their lives. This is the most troubling to me, because it means AUTISTICS don’t take us seriously. I’m all about self-advocacy and recognizing the strengths there are with this condition, and how if you channel them properly your life can be WAY BETTER than that of the average NT.

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Here we go with the pity accusation politics which subverts dignity for the preservation of a politic having to do with a diagnostic label that was formulated to help with "disability". Pride is a self-choice and if when imposed on another indirectly and or indirectly has political causalities which may evade the right to human rights in the form of support services, understanding of disability and needed accommodation(s). It is balance to assume that everyone deserves the right to dignity but when dignity of one individual evades the rights of another individual by means of a collective dignity persuasion of a diagnostic label it then is no longer a dignity issue solely. It would differ if pride was self-defined rather then group defined as dignity rights cannot evade other collective and individual rights ethically.

I'm going to have to outline this analytical style in its structuralism.

People will never know you are offended if you don't call them on it. It does not need to be rude or condescending - maybe a simple - "Excuse me?! Can you please explain that comment."

Most people backpedal fairly quickly. Try to keep a small pleasant smile and let them off the hook after their small simple explanation. Most people catch on fairly quickly that they have made an incorrect assumption about you. Some are asses about it - pissed at being called out, or whatever. But if no one challenges those assumptions at the source, they'll never change.

Keep up the good work! I appreciate those of you fighting the good fight.

I am a new member here and have tried to "lurk' and learn so i can "fit in" again. in my mind, if your message and mission or goal or pure and honorable, you will make it if you keep trying. I know how to "communicate with those "types of people. I am "'trained in their style of dress, talk, nonverbal body language, I was a highly successmoney manager for wealthy(not rich, difference in their mind, my mind, I donot care about money it is a commodity not a resource. I am happy to give you tips and advice. i talk to those types of boards and ptas and such. I am many; things and within the spectrum is another. I also made boocoo dinero for the wrong people for the wrong reasons mainy due to my "intuition about people so they do not hurt me mentally or physically.

that was when i was a young person in terms of statistical age. I am now 41, have amazing social interaction skills, reading body language and nuances on the phone and in person is like eating a steak for me,easy. not very many people speak down to me, physically, yes, i am also 5-7 so on the shorter end of normal for a male by the way..

I also am a United States Marine and I do look and act like it. close minded people and ppeople with negative energy get nnervouse around me and THEY SHOULD. I refuse no let anyone on my watch be hurt. i volunteer at my school, two kids 9 and 7, i cause all kinds of trouble due to my social skills, and busienss skillls, not spelling thought, nmy college degree is in social work. I also am me

send me an email , phone call whatever, i can help YOU in your challnge with narrow minded people. you are knocking on the door gently, you are an angel to do what you do knowing what you know. you get up in front of "people" and take their abuse so youcan help. Please let me help you. I am trained physically and mentally to be the tip of the spear, out in front of an;yone in need or danger. I have taken abuse, ridicule, beatings, verbal and physcial, mental beatings last forevedr but anything physical i can deal with it no problem. I heart breaks a thousand times aday when NTs are rude and mean to me. Here is one irony for me, I am safer outside my home, I am prepared for anything when I step out the door from my home, i look physically imposing so whatever..my wife asks me tonot be me in our home. ihave tofit in her box of behavior otherwise she isunsettled. poor nt, my feelings arenotas important. she thinks i am violent and want to cause chaos..she sees me but does not know me at all. i llok like i am ready for physical confrontation, I am, i am also ready to drink water take trash out ready to meet someone kind,,iam ready..i am trained to not need to get ready, that is too late where I am from I am ready for whatevere:) take this data anyway you would like my wife sees me and hears me ranting about mean people and she gets afraif or nervous I am differernt are we all not? violence is just one tool in my kit. this is long comparitevely but I know you are not, but please do not give up. i am 1000% better on the phone or inperson than text data. I work in seattle washington and work in the school district and do "counseling" asperberger children, they come to enrichment center and they do WHATEVER THE f**k THEY WANT TO, i scatter a bunch of small toys on the ground over a hundred and many of them love to ocd and oganize and sort, i encourage them and tell them to be whatever they want, but mainly they all feel safe in my presence. my ge neration wife 40 me 41 does not get me at all. your group gets me, younger children flcok to me like a nmagnet, I am a kind human who happens to part of a pret;ty well trained team. I challenge anyone to call me ret*d or anyone with me or working with me. I am not craz;y but different., I do not mean to offend you young human:) I lkove what you r doing. i would love to help wor k with etc do you know alex whatever? the kid that made this website? i talked to him yesterday afternoon, interesting data exchange . i am now hypermanic and need to stop writing or it will never stop you do what you do and be be whatever you want. I like YOU as you are human:)