I'm a mom of an autistic/nonverbal boy with celiac. I love music, Disney, Harry Potter, and anime and married to a gamer nerd. My life is quotes and bad puns.
hey i just wanna say if you’re taking antidepressants, i’m proud of you. if you’re going to therapy, i’m proud of you. if you’re asking yourself what you really need to be healthy, i’m proud of you. if you’re noticing positive mood changes, i’m proud of you, and if you’re struggling with down days, i’m proud of you. if you’ve been feeling pain and you’re treating the symptoms, i’m proud of you. if you’re learning to voice your needs, i’m proud of you. if you’ve been feeling miserable for just under a decade and you still think you’re faking it, but on the chance that you aren’t you’re trying to heal yourself, i am really proud of you.
I’m sorry, but I’ve gotta rant. The other day I was in New York, and I saw this billboard:
Look a little closer:
Yep, you’re seeing this right. Autism Speaks. On a billboard with Julia. Sesame Street has joined forces with our “pals” (and by pals I mean enemies that we wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole) over at Autism Speaks. Julia, a character who has been embraced and loved by the autism community, is now the face of Autism Speaks, an organization that has hurt our community more than it has helped. I am heartbroken. This character has made me, as an autistic person, so happy and gave me hope that autism is starting to become more accepted by society. And although I don’t speak for everyone in the autism community, I know that there are many people who felt the same way. But now that this character is the face of an ableist movement which pushes the idea that autism is a disease in need of a cure, that hope is gone. PLEASE reblog this to get the word out, whether you’re on the autism spectrum or not.
I hate how I can tell what people want me to say when texting me. The right emojis to use even though it's the furthest from what I actually feel. I hate that I know how to do all this. I especially hate that no one seems to notice.