#sorry this is something i'm passionate about and bwhahwguhghhhh

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I was gonna write up a bigger wall of text but I think when it comes down to it, all I wanna say is “no autistic person acts like this” is not the progressive take people think it is.

Often I see “there’s no one way to be autistic, it’s a spectrum!” being said until it’s about unflattering, distressing, destructive symptoms, then suddenly it’s not “real autistic behavior,” it’s just a set of fictional symptoms only existing within gross stereotypes perpetuated by neurotypical media.

We’re real people. Our existance isn’t fictional or made up to set a “bad example” of autistic people.

Some of us have meltdowns so destructive we grew up being physically restrained against our will. Some of us growl, bark, and make animal noises because it’s easier than words. Some of us have emotional outbursts, rock ourselves angrily, hide under the bed, and make upset “nonsensical” noises. Outbursts that are laughed at because of how “childish” it seems to our allistic loved ones. Some of us were stuck in abusive anger management courses because of our behavior. Some of us hurt ourselves or destroy items when we get upset. Some of us have never lived without an assistant or caretaker.

Your autistic experience is not the only autistic experience.