Amy Sequenzia: Autistic People Are

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Autistic People Are

Awesome!

Autistic People are the real experts on autism.

Autistic people are not
more complicated than non-autistics.
Autistic people are
misunderstood and mischaracterized by non-autistics.

Autistic people are artistic and we don’t need speech to show our talents.

Autistic people are your friends
your co-workers
your children.

Autistic people are parents
siblings
grandparents.

Autistic people are not tragedies
we are not burdens.

Autistic people are not sufferers because of autism
we suffer discrimination from non-autistics.

Autistic people are “different but not less”.

Autistic people are not “Rain Man”
but some autistics can be savants.

Some autistic people are geniuses.

Autistic people are trying to be happy.

Autistic people are happy
when we are allowed to be ourselves
when we are trusted
when we are given opportunities to succeed
when we are loved.

Autistic people are caring
we are full of empathy.

Autistic people are smart
and we can debunk false assumptions
if we are allowed to speak up
or type our thoughts.

Autistic people are part of humanity.

Autistic people are deserving of dignity
of respect
of human rights.

Autistic people are.

We simply are.

Human

People

Autistic.



Copyright 2013 by Amy Sequenzia