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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/FruityVampire69 on 2026-05-19 15:38:56+00:00.

I’ve just seen a comment on here “I care for an autistic person and they contribute nothing to society, so they don’t deserve to speak up” and I’m disgusted. I am an autistic person, who varies between level 1 & 2. I was pondering upon some things, as I am good at what I do, I am intelligent and I worked my ass to get my degrees & skills. And sometimes, it annoys me when people just see all autistic people as a monolith & don’t see me as the skilled person I am. I deserve my dues & respect as an individual, not a child. But that’s not the problem of level 3s, they are just existing and they deserve to. We should really take the problem up with people who see us all as one thing and refuse to acknowledge we’re all different - some very capable, some not very capable, but we all have the same worth. And I want to remind you that your worth is not dependent on your output. It is fixed at 100% and that cannot be changed. Whatever your capabilities, you deserve to be listened to and seen and loved. We need to all come together to understand that showing off all parts of our community is important. And tell the lazy bastards who stereotype or discriminate to pack it up.