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Increasing Autism Awareness?

AutisticBeaut2025

What would you say would be the best way to increase Autism Awareness? 
It seems to me that unless you have been diagnosed yourself or know someone with the condition then that is how you become educated about ASD otherwise you aren’t going to be aware or know much about it, so how could it be increased? Any ideas? 
I personally think that if a famous person who is very highly well known comes out as autistic then it may get the ball rolling and people might ask themselves if they are too on the spectrum? 
What do you all think?xx

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  • I had a discussion today with my sister, who studies psychology,  about issues related to autism. I had to be careful to not mention this word itself. She agrees,  that I've always been weird and different. And she said, that just being weird and different I'd not an issue and shouldn't be taken as a reason for diagnosis.  Ok, well if it's just little weirdness,  that does not cause problems,  then it's OK. But in many cases it's not just little weirdness. Individuals who are the "weird" and different ones ate often more vulnerable to all sort of Mobbing abuse, have less chance to find a good job despite good qualifications, or have friends/relationship. So the so called "little weirdness" may affect the quality of someone's life significantly. But many psychologists say, it's not a problem. And when I mentioned bullying and harassment she just said "ignore it". Maybe I can just ignore a stranger in a street if they don't follow me or pose no danger for me, but just ignoring bullying at a place, like work or school it's a sign for the perpetrator that it's allowed and ok. 

    So I think, that the awareness about autism (and other conditions) should be spread amongst professionals first. My sister is an example of someone who wouldn't consider a problem unless it's banging head off of a wall. Which I used to do during my meltdowns years ago, but she doesn't know that, because I mastered self control and learned to avoid the worst.

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  • I had a discussion today with my sister, who studies psychology,  about issues related to autism. I had to be careful to not mention this word itself. She agrees,  that I've always been weird and different. And she said, that just being weird and different I'd not an issue and shouldn't be taken as a reason for diagnosis.  Ok, well if it's just little weirdness,  that does not cause problems,  then it's OK. But in many cases it's not just little weirdness. Individuals who are the "weird" and different ones ate often more vulnerable to all sort of Mobbing abuse, have less chance to find a good job despite good qualifications, or have friends/relationship. So the so called "little weirdness" may affect the quality of someone's life significantly. But many psychologists say, it's not a problem. And when I mentioned bullying and harassment she just said "ignore it". Maybe I can just ignore a stranger in a street if they don't follow me or pose no danger for me, but just ignoring bullying at a place, like work or school it's a sign for the perpetrator that it's allowed and ok. 

    So I think, that the awareness about autism (and other conditions) should be spread amongst professionals first. My sister is an example of someone who wouldn't consider a problem unless it's banging head off of a wall. Which I used to do during my meltdowns years ago, but she doesn't know that, because I mastered self control and learned to avoid the worst.

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