Australia’s parliament has to change – because autistic people like me can’t | Christina Cushen

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Being neurodiverse is what makes me me. I want to be represented by people with my lived experience

upon her election. “Their voice was long unheard.” She never hid who she was and she ran on a platform of running for everyday Pennsylvanians, including those with disabilities, and believes it was this message of inclusivity that led to her historic win.

This disability is very different to many other physical disabilities as you cannot see it. But what if this wiring was not something to be masked or hidden? What if we viewed it as a kind of superpower? To this day, I cannot express how grateful I am to the teachers that supported me during my darkest days, and the people who did understand the struggles of those with mental health issues. Every time I think about them I tear up, but this time out of relief and appreciation.

 

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Just piss off

“What if we viewed it as a kind of superpower?” Ugh. No. Also, being neurodiverse (everyone) and neurodivergent (autists, adhd, schizophrenia, etc.) aren’t the same. Whether the writer is Autistic or not, these points of language are important to get right.

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