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Today is my day. Today is the day for every single autistic individual. Who have gone through struggles to get accepted for who they are. Who still continue to stand up and fight the stigma and mindset. We just want to be ourselves in this world. We just want one thing i.e.acceptance for who we are. Please accept us and let us be ourselves! Happy Autism Acceptance Day! #autismacceptanceday #autismawareness #redinstead #autismadvocacy

I was grateful to find autistic people who made me feel that I wasn't alone, people who have gone through similar experiences. You will always find your people! Never give up! Don't think there is anything wrong with you! #womenempoweringwomen #womenempowerment #motivation #inspiring #autism #autismawareness #autismacceptance #autismadvocacy #community

Today is the start of World Music Therapy week! While this profession has given me challenges and hardships, I also know that this is the field I am meant to be in. Making an impact of people's lives through music is my passion, and I just know this is my field! So Happy World Music Therapy week! #worldmusictherapyweek #musictherapy #awareness #neurodivergence #mentalhealth

Disabled people are the ones that mostly get bullied as our traits are always deemed "weird" which are not accepted by the neurotypicals. Bullying happens a lot, whether in schools, apartments, workplaces etc. Bullies can be children as well as adults. Bullying can take a huge toll in your life, it breaks you completely, and this pain, this trauma, will carry on for a long time, and it's not worth it. Please watch this short film by Much Much Spectrum and Ummeed Child Development Center where I share my experience of being bullied and what could be done! And yes please stop bullying disabled people! https://youtu.be/8BFwCXKkQPg?si=DbI-zjFN5h9FNrG2 #autismawareness #autismacceptance #autismadvocacy #neurodivergence #bullying

If your body tells you to rest, please listen to it! Credit:- @stay.positive.in.life #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #letstalkmentalhealth #mentalhealthbreaks #relaxation

To all the women who have been called "a lot" or "too much" Credit:- @modernwoman.inc #womenempowerment #strongwomen #motivationalquotes

You know what? It's not easy being an autistic woman! Did you know there is this stigma? Many people still consider autism to be something that men are, not something women are. Most people see us as "crazy". We get misdiagnosed a lot. Many autistic women are sometimes misdiagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), and many times we have been told that it's just depression and anxiety, not autism, when they are comorbid with autism. People have this stigma about women. That we have to be submissive. And with us autistic women, we don't understand social cues and we take time to process, so they feel they have the need to infantilise us. They think of us as pure and innocent and they get surprised when we actually stand up. And I don't know how many times people think of me as a "b**ch" because of being straightforward, honest and blunt. Had to put this out, because the stigma of being an autistic woman is real! This selfie was taken during my site's annual day function. #autismacceptancemonth #autismadvocacy #autisticwomen #actuallyautistic #cotowomen #cotocommunity

Thank You Coto, I joined today. Doing a social work since very young age. have seen lots of changes in the society as a whole I many areas. Well, to be able to bring changes, first be the the change agent. I am adventurous, love traveling, taking risk to go to the deep down to understand what is what. #thecrown