Autism related T shirt ideas?

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On numerous occasions I've searched internet images for autism related T-shirts. I have yet to find one that I really like. So many are Autism Speaks related or they're confrontational or even counterproductive: e.g. "I'm autistic, what's your excuse?"...or some such thing.

It looks like it's possible to have a one off t shirt custom made, but I haven't looked into it in detail yet.

I'd like to hear people's ideas for cool slogans, sayings, etc that would be autism related for a t-shirt.

One that I thought of that I don't hate is: 100% Autism Friendly

I did see one that was a take on the chive slogan and logo, but it said: "Keep calm and stim on" But I'm not a Chiver so I wouldn't wear that.

"I'm not ignoring you, I'm autistic."

Apple already claimed "Think different.", but I'd say "Think differently" is similarly pithy, non-confrontational and even more apropos.

"Autism Can't Define Me.
I Define Autism"
-- Kerry Magro

"Different,
Not Less."

"It's Not My Fault That
You Don't Have Autism"

"Don't Bother Me"

I like this one the best so far if the intent would be to self-identify.

Autism Acceptance T-Shirts

https://www.bing.com/shop?q=autism+rights+t+shirts&qs=n&form=SHOPSB&sp=-1&pq=autism+rights+t+shirts&sc=0-22&sk=&cvid=DB9601077AA34D0CB825011999C36945

There are a few I like in those images.

I like the one that says: "Seeing the world from a different angle." Or even (another self-identify shirt): "This is what autism looks like." Also the autism word defined.

Others, no. I wouldn't wear anything with the Autism Speaks puzzle logo. Also the ones with confrontational or exclusionary messages put me off such as: "It's an autism thing. You wouldn't understand." I don't like those kinds of messages at all.

Not necessarily autism-only, but...

A circular gradient. A stick figure at one point with an arrow captioned, "you are here". Another stick figure at another point captioned, "I am here". At the bottom the main caption would read, "This isn't a race".

The idea is everyone exists in the same world. We're each just tuned to different "frequencies".

I'd like to see someone combine that "This is what Autism looks like" shirt with one I saw Noah Britton wearing once. "This is not what Autism looks like. Autism is not a shirt."

Paraphrasing an LGBTQ t-shirt I've always liked:

"Nobody Knows I'm Autistic"

I also think I saw one once that said,

"I'm Autistic. What's Your Superpower?"

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This is kind of cute, though I don't think the design shown here is very well done:

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"Why Be Normal?"

Don't Stress Me-owt! (Not autism related per se, but I saw a T-shirt like this with a picture of a cat.) Fits me PURR-fectly!