Heather Cook🖖Autistic CoachMany autism therapies have as their goal to make autistic children “normal,” or “indistinguishable from their peers.” 1/3
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This is the goal of many parents, autism professionals, and even many autistics themselves. It was my goal for a long time. It’s so tempting. It’s normal to want to be normal.
This is not my goal anymore. I was born in this world the way that I am, which means I have a right to be in this world the way that I am. My happy, flappy autistic self.
Raul Portales@hmm_cook I was lucky enough to come to that realisation around 18-20 years old, without even knowing I was autistic.
I was just tired of trying to fit in and being told I was not normal, so I accepted it and embraced it.