What shouldn't I say to Autistic people? What questions aren't appropriate for me to ask? How can I connect with an autistic person? How should I treat someone with Autism? Answers to all of these questions (and a moderate amount of sass) in this episode of Ask an Autistic!

Content warning: ableist slur (r*tard*d) used in an educational manner.

Writings on the topic of functioning labels, and why they are inaccurate/harmful:
http://yesthattoo.blogspot.ca/2012/05...
http://crown-of-weeds.tumblr.com/post...
http://theunpuzzledproject.wordpress....

Writings on the topic of identity-first language vs person-first language in the Autistic community:
https://autisticadvocacy.org/identity...
http://www.autistichoya.com/2011/08/s...
http://yesthattoo.blogspot.ca/p/dont-...
http://paulacdurbinwestbyautisticblog...
http://autismmythbusters.com/general-...
http://autismmythbusters.com/general-...

My post on "things you shouldn't say to Autistic people":
http://neurowonderful.tumblr.com/post...

My blog:   / neurowonderful  
My facebook page:   / amythestschaber  

The track used in this video was "Like Music" by pheraph
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...