Some people think that autistic people can’t talk, but these people are wrong. Most autistic people can talk. Some autistic people talked when we were little kids, and some of us took longer to learn how to talk. Some of us can talk, but it is hard. It’s true that some autistic people can’t talk at all, and that’s okay! There are lots of different ways to communicate, and all autistic people communicate. We can still communicate, regardless of whether we can talk or not.
Chapter 4
- Autism facts
- 1. Vaccines do not cause autism.
- 2. Autism is not a disease. You can’t cure autism.
- 3. There is no “normal” person inside an autistic person.
- 4. Autistic people have always been in the world.
- 5. It’s okay to be autistic! Autism is not sad.
- 6. Autistic adults are adults. That means that we have the minds of adults.
- 7. Autistic people are autistic our whole lives.
- 8. Most autistic people talk. All autistic people communicate.
- 9. Autism and intellectual disability are not the same thing.
- 10. Don’t assume things about non-speaking people.
- 11. Autistic people know that everyone has thoughts.
- 12. Autistic people are in the same world as everyone else.
- 13. Not all autistic people are extra good at things.
- 14. People of all genders are autistic.
- 15. People of all races are autistic.
- Chapter 4 Resources
- Words To Know