Why we need to challenge the prevailing beliefs about autism and be more accepting in AutismAwarenessMonth
The gold inifinity symbol is used to promote autism acceptance, symbolizing value and limitless potential.Autism Awareness Day has been observed internationally on April 2 since 2007. This day is marked by various campaigns of differing scale that provide information about autism from the perspectives of people who have diverse relationships with autism, from professionals to parents to allies to
There are varying standpoints from which people form perspectives about autism and autistic individuals. For example, the medical model, which is dominant in research and clinical spaces, pathologizes the way in which autistic people differ from non-autistic people through words such as “disorder," and tends toward intervention to address “deficits," which can include teaching autistic people to adopt non-autistic ways of being in the world.
It is all too tempting to read messages, such as those in this post, and distance ourselves from any discomfort that might arise by saying to ourselves, “But I am accepting,” or, “This doesn’t apply to me; I am not that kind of professional,” or, “I am doing what I think is best, and that is enough,” without genuinely interrogating our deeper beliefs and attitudes or reflecting on whether our actions are consistent with values of acceptance.
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