🌎 The world puts autistic people into 2 boxes; those viewed as “different” and those viewed as “disordered”. Let me be perfectly clear in that I do NOT believe these unofficial distinctions are useful, and they’re certainly not correct. ❌ That said…I DO think it would be helpful to incorporate the distinction “profound autism” when appropriate. ✅ The folks who fit into this category are both the MOST vulnerable, and the LEAST represented. And that needs to change. #autistic #autism #autismawareness #autismacceptance #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #profoundautism @Profound Autism Alliance

I just wish emotional regulation was this easy EVERY time i felt “discombobulated” 🥲 #autistic #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #autismacceptance #sensory

I spoke to autism parents about best practices for dealing with autism meltdowns 💗 #autism #autismawareness #autismacceptance #autistic #neurodivergent #autismmom

Autism community: if you’ve got something✨thoughtful✨ to add to this discussion, I’m all ears! There’s so much potential for personal growth within conversations like this and I think it’s a great opportunity for us all. 💙 That said, if you can’t contribute something constructive or kind…I respectfully ask that you skip this one and scroll on to the next thing. 🫠 #autistic #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #autism #autismacceptance #autismawareness #neurodivergent #disability #teacher

This video is from LAST April and it’s just as important now as it was 365 days ago. To other language-abled autistic folks like me…we cannot allow our friends with higher support needs to be excluded from advocacy efforts. ❤️‍🩹 #autistic #autisticadult #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autism #profoundautism #nonverbal