What is the autism rights movement?
Q: What is the autism rights movement?
A: The autism rights movement is a social movement that wants changes for autistic people and their caregivers. It wants the autism spectrum to be accepted by society as just a difference in ability to function in daily life, rather than a mental disorder that needs to be cured.
Q: What does the autism rights movement argue against?
A: The autism rights movement argues against the belief that most people with autism have low intelligence. Some people in the movement do not agree that this is true.
Q: What are some of the goals of the autism rights movement?
A: The goals of the autism rights movement include more acceptance of autistic behavior, treatment to teach autistic people how to cope with daily life, opposing cures for autism, creating more social networks and events for autistic people to attend, and recognizing autistic people as a minority group.
Q: Who are neurodiversity activists?
A: Neurodiversity activists are sometimes called neurodiversity activists. They advocate for accepting differences in brain functioning among individuals and recognize that autistics have different brains than those who do not have autism (neurotypical).
Q: Why is 'neurodiversity' preferred over 'autism'?
A: 'Neurodiversity' is preferred over 'autism' because it does not imply that it is a medical condition or something abnormal; instead it recognizes individual differences in brain functioning which can be seen as normal variations within human populations.
Q: Why isn't 'normal' used when referring to non-autistic individuals?
A:'Normal' isn't used when referring to non-autistic individuals because it implies superiority or betterment which may be offensive or inappropriate when discussing neurological differences between individuals. Instead, they use 'neurotypical'.
