There are quite a lot of us here who seem to be coping really well and I wondered if between us we had the strength to pull together some sort of campaign for better treatment by society.
If we could agree on what we wanted and could find a way to communicate it easily then why wouldn't non Autistic people want to help us improve the way we engage with the world.
I think the first thing we need to do is have a clear identity that we own, that does not divide us and does not allow others on that identity alone to judge our abilities, limitations or needs. I would say that we all have an Autistic Profile or that we identify as a person with Autistic Traits.
The language of Autism should be autistic friendly, there should be no muddling of traits and general terms they tell us nothing apart from nobody has actually can properly explain what they are talking about. Poor language creates anxiety whilst clear language creates control.
The issues around Autism Denial need to be treated as a hate crime, our use of language should be such that nobody can defend their actions when they treat an autistic person in an abusive way. We already have protections under the Law but we do not make it easy to engage those protections, we need to be clear about who we are and what we need.
Design a resource to provide specific coping techniques for individual traits, face to face training.
Just getting a few ideas really, but I'm keen to start the discussion about what would be really helpful for us.
