My parents were talking about autism yesterday evening, because a friend of theirs has a daughter who is autistic.

And it sounds like she is a savant  - very artistic and a talented musician. And she’s got a job, with a theatre company. Which is brilliant for her.

But the conversation was very much about the great lengths the medical profession had gone to, to fix this poor girl and turn her into a functioning member of society.

🧵 

 And then my dad was talking (from his entire lack of experience) about the small army of adults who are autistic and have never been diagnosed, and could be walking among us!

If only they also could also be diagnosed and fixed and become productive members of society.

(And this is why I will never tell them I am #ActuallyAutistic).