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11:54am
May 26, 2014
➸ Why I don't want to be an autistic advocate anymore. [2005, Joel Smith]
It’s important to advocate for the rights of all people, including autistics. However, too often, the tactics we use are questionable at best. Trying to continue to advocate in the midst of hatred for others — from people claiming to fight for rights of others — is both demoralizing and frightening.
Yet it happens. Even among autistic people.
I don’t want to be an autistic advocate anymore. Oh, I agree with the overall “purpose” of autistic advocacy — ensuring the dignity and human rights of autistic people. But…
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