Question

Why do people want to stop autism? I thought Autism Awareness Month was for supporting autism! It hurts me because I'm autistic.

Luna Rose Top Answerer

I know it hurts, and I'm sorry to hear it's impacting you. Autism has a long history of being maligned. Long ago, autism was thought to be caused by "refrigerator parents," and then Lovaas shifted the blame to children by treating them like monsters. Now there are loud groups where parents claim to be victims of their kids. It's not right or fair. It may help to remember that lots of people who do autism awareness think they are helping, and don't know how negative the campaign really is. They just don't know any better. You're not broken or bad, and you are a worthwhile human being. Try #REDinstead and Autism Acceptance Month for a more positive influence. Lots of love to you.