Shout out to the autistic people who..

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Shout out to the autistic people who get looked at like we’re coocoo when we mention we have autism, followed by statements of disbelief.

Shout out to the autistic people who do so well to cope with certain things that are harder due to autism, but get harsh reactions when we do slip up.

Shout out to the autistic people who do socially unacceptable things in public and don’t understand why they’re “bad” and don’t notice that we’re doing them until pointed out by an embarrassed individual.

Shout out to the autistic people who go nonverbal when overwhelmed or upset and get fussed at by people who think we are rudely “ignoring” them.

Shout out to the autistic people who are completely nonverbal and have to deal with people acting like you’re not even there sometimes.

Shout out to the autistic people who need and IEP in school but don’t get one because they are “too high functioning” in certain areas.

Shout out to the autistic people who are in special ed and are seen as either less of a person, or someone people have to be especially friendly to (in a very fake way) because you’re “special needs.”

Shout out to the autistic people who automatically stim distractingly, even when around other people, and have trouble controlling it.

Shout out to the autistic people who can’t stand certain foods because of the texture or the way it feels when you chew it, and people who cook for us get very irritated and tell us to stop being “picky.”

Shout out to the autistic people who are very smart in their area of interest, but the topic isn’t something that is socially considered a “smart topic,” so it feels like we’re not smart at all.

Shout out to the autistic people who were earplugs or sound cancelling headphones to help with overstimulation and get fussed at to take them out/off.

Shout out to the autistic people who can’t stand to have long hair because feeling our hair touch our necks is sensory hell. (Or not wanting it long because it takes longer to dry, and the water dripping onto your neck is sensory hell.)

Shout out to the autistic people who can’t stand showers most of the time because of the way the water sprays on our skin (from most shower heads), being sensory hell.

Shout out to the autistic people who were diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and never hear the end of people telling us “it’s only Asperger’s!”

Shout out to the autistic people who want a cure for their autism and may feel guilty because a lot of autistic people don’t want a cure. (It’s perfectly okay to want a cure; you can always speak for yourself, just not others.)

Shout out to EVERY AUTISTIC PERSON who has ever been treated as if we are invalid, a burden, or treated anything different from the way we should be treated and seen.

Most of the people who don’t treat us right really do love us; it’s just hard for them to adjust to us, just as it is hard for us to adjust to them.

The issue is, people try to make us do all the adjusting, when we all need to adjust to each other.

I love you; have a great day.

Thank you!
I really appreaciate this.

"Shouting" at people with autism...

Great post! Thank you

Shout out to people like me who just spent 5 minutes trying to figure out what "shout out" means and later realized that their autism is showing.