Autism isn’t an illness, it’s a neurotype, like ADHD. There are both strengths and challenges that come with different neurotypes, that differ widely between individuals.

So what is the point you’re trying to make?

While people are still trying to prevent Autistic people from existing, it’s going to be a pretty fraught topic and viewed with a lot of suspicion by Autistic people.

Autism isn’t a scale, there’s no such thing as severe or mild Autism.

I’m sorry if you didn’t understand that.

Because they want more disabled people to burden an already stressed system?

Because they want more disabled people to burden an already stressed system?

Just so you know, “mild” or “severe” Autism isn’t a thing.

Generally the Autistic community disapproves of the label Autism parent unless the parent is also Autistic.

It’s also lucky your kid isn’t in ABA because the Autistic community considers it to be abuse and conversion therapy, with people who go through it more likely to come out with PTSD.

Just so you know, Autism is neurotype encompassing a spectrum of many different traits that each Autistic person has a different combination and manifestation of.

You’re actually making a rape joke? When the whole point of this is that society doesn’t take rape seriously enough?

What you’re saying is edging dangerously close to telling pansexual identifiers they must identify as bisexual and there is no need for a new term.

And not all the negative baggage comes from outside the community.

I have met quite a few who vehemently reject transpeople, didn’t get into the specifics of differently-gendered people with them - and are very clear they are attracted to (cis) men, full stop, and (cis) women, full stop.

There no clear objective difference between bi and pan, it’s up to personal preference. Some people use both labels.

Pansexuality is valid, but Bisexuality has meant ‘two or more genders’, or ‘my gender and not my gender’ for a few decades now.

Traditionally Bisexuality actually had a stance of actively including attractions to trans and non binary people, since at least the 90s.

I identify as Bi because of the negative baggage. The baggage comes from outside the community, and I personally dislike the idea of having to change the way I describe myself because of bigoted people.

Also the official definition for Bisexuality has included attractions to non binary folks since the 90s.