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Maybe if @BillyMann got off his privileged ass and saw how Autistic self-advocates ‘lived’ he would evolve his tune and sing another. | Eve Reiland

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https://vimeo.com/215599925 We are neurodiverse, you are neurotypical ... #actuallyautistic Fresno Autistics spoke with Lilia Luciano a couple of years ago. Included in the video here are my children and Jennifer Marie Davis ... plus a few others. My children matter. All of my children. All of my Autistic children and non-autistic children. So why does Autism Speaks board member bash … Continue reading Maybe if @BillyMann got off his privileged ass and saw how Autistic self-advocates ‘lived’ he would evolve his tune and sing another. | Eve Reiland

#BILLYMANNRECEIPTS | @BILLYMANN: Def many Autistic activist are deep into skewering me and my experience as a father.

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Billy Mann: Def many Autistic activist are deep into skewering me and my experience as a father. Yet there are still a lot of voices int his community that want/need/should be heard. Tom Clements: Against neurodiversity: "The movement has good intentions, but it favours the high-functioning and overlooks those who struggle with severe autism" @mocost

#BILLYMANNRECEIPTS | @BILLYMANN: The hateful voices on Twitter are not representative of what I experience on the ground.

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Billy Mann: Agree! More surprising is how many autistic individuals are writing to me in my DMs and asking me not to allow any self advocates who claim to speak for everyone to speak for them. Not to mention how many autism moms and dads who also have my back! Judith U: I engage with … Continue reading #BILLYMANNRECEIPTS | @BILLYMANN: The hateful voices on Twitter are not representative of what I experience on the ground.

#BILLYMANNRECEIPTS | @BILLYMANN: How can you call for “common ground” between people want to eliminate autistic people and people who advocate for autistic rights?

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Billy Mann: I'm committed to common ground but I'm one parent trying. Just as there are self-advocates who say parents have no right to speak on behalf of children, there are "extremist" parents who feel self-advocates have no right to speak for them. Common ground req ppl you disagree with. INeurodiversity: How can you call … Continue reading #BILLYMANNRECEIPTS | @BILLYMANN: How can you call for “common ground” between people want to eliminate autistic people and people who advocate for autistic rights?

#BILLYMANNRECEIPTS | @BILLYMANN: You still don’t understand the very basics of autism, and what autistic traits are …

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Jenni Sutinen: You still don't understand where you are at fault with your reasoning. Your whole premise is based on the fact that you, as parents, were arrogant enough to expect a "perfect child" and had already envisioned a future for him. You saw your child as someone who would exist to live up to … Continue reading #BILLYMANNRECEIPTS | @BILLYMANN: You still don’t understand the very basics of autism, and what autistic traits are …