I think both having my strengths and contributions recognised as much as my vulnerabilities and needs. I've been lucky with the former, personally, not so lucky with the latter.
Maybe it boils down to the public understanding that you should not expect an autistic person to behave, need and want what the neurotypical population does, that we need to do stuff differently and sometimes the services have to provide something different for us.
I'd certainly like GPs to STOP telling me I "suffer with autistim" and accept that I am happy being autistic, even if it is difficult for them to bend their heads around my needs to remain well and happy as an autistic person.
And happy autism acceptance week to you and all the team too. Thank you for everything you do to provide us with this space.
