Autistic people have been standing up for ourselves forever.
We stand up for ourselves in lots of ways.
This is called “self-advocacyStanding up for yourself so you get what you need.”.
Self-advocacy means standing up for yourself so you get what you need.
This chapter will talk about these things:
- What self-advocacy is
- Who can be a self-advocate
- What the self-advocacy movementWhen people with intellectual and developmental disabilities fight for our rights. It is a part of the disability rights movement. is
- How to be a self-advocate