Why We Need Autism Acceptance and Not Just Autism Awareness
In 2015, I endeavored to write a series of posts called Autism A to Z. One of those posts was written about autism acceptance. This post was created out of a frustration around autism awareness month and autism awareness day. I wondered- why. Why are we limiting this to just awareness? Why are people stopping at just creating awareness? I wish and strive for autism acceptance. Now more than ever. Beyond autism awareness and instead autism acceptance. Why is Autism Acceptance Important? April is Autism Awareness Month. But I want it to be so much more than just awareness. I wish for autism acceptance and understanding. But how do we get to a point of autism acceptance and understanding? By continuing to raise awareness, by educating,…