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monsterslutsrus 's review for:
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew about Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity
by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
So I loved the concept of this book and thought there were some valuable perspectives, especially since it included women and non-binary individuals who were also BIPOC. It was uplifting and helpful in most ways. That being said I was sooooo triggered by how many of the individuals who contributed fed into the “autism is not a disability and if you say it is you’re being offensive”.
I am autistic. I also have chronic illness that is physically disabling. It is SO harmful to distance ourselves from the word “disability”. Disability is not bad word, it is a fact of life. Insisting that it’s offensive to use that label on autistic people like me is teaching people that it’s shameful and diminishes your value as a human being to be disabled.
There were people who contributed who very clearly understood this and actively taught that needing help doesn’t mean we are tragic figures but also doesn’t mean that we aren’t disabled.
Please please PLEASE stop telling people that autism isn’t a disability.
I am autistic. I also have chronic illness that is physically disabling. It is SO harmful to distance ourselves from the word “disability”. Disability is not bad word, it is a fact of life. Insisting that it’s offensive to use that label on autistic people like me is teaching people that it’s shameful and diminishes your value as a human being to be disabled.
There were people who contributed who very clearly understood this and actively taught that needing help doesn’t mean we are tragic figures but also doesn’t mean that we aren’t disabled.
Please please PLEASE stop telling people that autism isn’t a disability.