It means accepting that different isn’t wrong. It means people accepting that normal isn’t intrinsically more right. It means them understanding that social norms and what they are comfortable for them doesn’t necessarily feel normal or comfortable for me. It means them accepting that when I say or do things they consider odd or weird or even deviant, this is my normal.
It means accepting that I’ve as much right to be here and express myself and my feelings as others even if that makes them uncomfortable. It means them accepting that there is a compromise to be struck between what I can expect of neurotypicals and what they can expect of me as an autistic person. It means they still have to compromise and accept sometimes they will have to be uncomfortable or put up with things out side of their social norms even though they are in a majority and I’m very much part of the minority.
