Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking

by Autistic Self Advocacy Network

“A condition tends to be more stigmatized when it is readily apparent to others – when it actually disrupts a social interaction or is perceived by others as repellent, ugly, or upsetting”

There still is a misconception that if you don’t speak you can’t understand, think or even hear.

Hidden abilities created the myth of “low functioning” autistics, like hidden disabilities created the myth of “high functioning” autistics.