Happy Autistic Pride Day! - Discuss Online

cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/41384561 [https://discuss.online/post/41384561] on the spectrum [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/on_the_spectrum#English] phrase 🔊 [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-on_the_spectrum.wav] 1. (autism [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autism], idiomatic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic], informal [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#informal]) Having [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have#Verb] autism spectrum disorder [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autism_spectrum_disorder] or exhibiting [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exhibit#Verb] traits [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trait] relating [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relate] to or within the autism spectrum [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autism_spectrum]; autistic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autistic#Adjective]. ☞ Today is Autistic Pride Day [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistic_Pride_Day], which recognizes the importance of pride [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride#Noun] for people with autism [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autism] and its role in bringing about positive changes in society for them. It was established in 2005 by the campaigning group Aspies For Freedom [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspies_For_Freedom] on the birthday of the youngest member of the group at the time. Illustration for on the spectrum [https://discuss.online/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fab%2FSiena_Castellon_author_of_The_Spectrum_Girl%2527s_Survival_Guide.png] Siena Castellon author of The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide.png [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:Siena_Castellon_author_of_The_Spectrum_Girl%27s_Survival_Guide.png] The British [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/British#Adjective] autism [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autism] activist [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/activist] and writer Siena Castellon with her book The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic (2020). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/2026/June_18 [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/2026/June_18]