#you don’t google ‘symptoms of influenza’ and find a bunch of articles on how to identify influenza in your kids

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me: googles “autistic meltdowns” bc I’m an autistic adult who experiences meltdowns and wants to understand how to better regulate them

every article: “Does Your Child Have Meltdowns?” “How To Support Your Autistic Child During A Meltdown.” “Meltdowns In Autistic Children.” “How Can Parents Deal With An Autistic Meltdown?”

me:

#seriously i’m sick of it #the way that we treat autism (and adhd too for that matter) as something that people grow out of #you don’t google ‘symptoms of influenza’ and find a bunch of articles on how to identify influenza in your kids #just as an example #autism