Who uses chewelry or chew tools?

I don't mean the following in a judgmental way; I'm just curious: is there an autism-specific reason why so much merchandise for autists is multi-coloured, even garish? Or is it, perhaps, just cynically assumed by NT sellers that bright colours will appeal to our supposedly simple minds?

Hmmm I suppose probably it has something to do with the autism stuff being aimed at kids more specifically, a lot of people don't seem to think of adults with autism or at least we are not the ones being primarily considered.
I don't know if the reason is we are expected to actually somehow outgrow our autism (which obvs we can't) or if we are just socially expected to mask to fit in by the time we are adults, I know that's what a lot of autistim "therapy" used to be for older generations just people saying can you do XYZ etc to "fit in".  :( The recognition that we cannot be cured of autism, and have an equal right to express ourselves has more recently grown in the last 2 decades. But a lot of people still have a long way to catch up on how autism works, social vs medical models of disability, etc. The good news is we now have a lot more media representation NTs are slowly realising kids with autism grow up into adults with autism.

That's a great post, and full of things I hadn't considered before I commented. Thanks, Sam.

That's a great post, and full of things I hadn't considered before I commented. Thanks, Sam.