Something Else I Want To Add Is That Support Needs Can Change Overtime- I Don’t Think People Realize

Something else I want to add is that support needs can change overtime- I don’t think people realize that.

In my case, as a kid I was forced to mask and often wasn’t properly accommodated. Due to neglect I had difficulty taking care of myself, and I had expectations put on me

Years later? I fell apart pretty hard. I went from able to go to school to developing other disabilities that made me require care. Around this time I experienced a noticeable regression in my skills. I can’t mask like I use to, so my autism is far more visible than it’s ever been, especially when combined with other visible disabilities.

So to anyone who forgets Autistic people with moderate to high support needs: you never know what will happen. Make sure you always include the people society deems as less desirable, because you never know when you’ll be viewed the same way as us.

We’re all on one spectrum. We must support each other.

“Of course autistic people can go to the bathroom by themselves and have jobs!!” Some can’t. They’re not burdens or an “epidemic” either. Please don’t get pulled into an argument about usefulness, because that feeds into their baseline eugenic idea that you have to “contribute to society” to justify your existence. Nobody’s worth is tied to what they can do for the state.