"Neurodiversity advocates like me speak out about our neurodivergences because other people cannot. They will lose their jobs. They might be in prison, where too many neurodivergent people end up, or lost to us forever."
CN for mention of suicidality. TY Katie.
#AutisticPrideDay #neurodiversity
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
My latest for Psychology Today: "Why We Need Neurodiversity Pride."
"To be autistic or otherwise neurodivergent is to be...a social outcast."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/livi...
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Personal Perspective: When neurodivergent people talk about “neurodiversity pride,” we are talking about our survival.
