Why do people think it's OK to be autistic?

I don't feel accepted and supported, I just feel defective, judged by everyone, and guilty for what I've done to my family. I know we're all entitled to our opinions and feelings, and that we all think differently, but I just really don't understand why some autistic people 'celebrate' it and think it's OK to be autistic when I honestly don't think there is anything less OK in the entire world, particularly when you're a woman and it's such a man's condition. I often feel my strong sense of identity as a female is being stolen from me.

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  • People think it's ok to be autistic because it IS ok to be autistic.

    It's also ok to feel that you're judged by everybody and understandable to feel guilty about the behaviours autism prevents you from avoiding.

    You're not defective though, you don't have a man's condition and your identity belongs to you and not others that mislabel you. Live your life your way.

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  • People think it's ok to be autistic because it IS ok to be autistic.

    It's also ok to feel that you're judged by everybody and understandable to feel guilty about the behaviours autism prevents you from avoiding.

    You're not defective though, you don't have a man's condition and your identity belongs to you and not others that mislabel you. Live your life your way.

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