Experts have cautioned the general public about the dangers of autism acceptance, warning that it may lead to autistic people being treated like human beings.
Ffiona Maw, from the anti-disability charity Nope, and Professor Jay Chester, who rubs his hands together like a Scooby Doo villain when no one’s looking, have collaborated on an anti-Autism Acceptance Month campaign discouraging people from taking it too seriously – just in case those jumped-up, chicken nugget-guzzling sods start getting any ideas.
Maw said: “At Nope, we’ve been concerned about the latest rise in autistic self-esteem. It’s a worrying trend – but as long as they all still hate themselves a bit, we can keep doing the work we do.”
“We didn’t have a problem with ‘autism awareness’,” Maw continued. “Being ‘aware’ of someone means you can discriminate against them properly. Use the right microaggressions, choose the perfect slurs, find those weak points and exploit them for all they’re worth. But all this ‘acceptance’ is going to bury us. Now that those insufferable disaster-gremlins have realised they deserve respect, they’re going to start demanding it from other people.”
“Those greedy shit-weasels have already stolen the rainbow from gay people, whom we actually like, and now they’re trying to steal self-confidence from the rich. Not on my watch.”
Chester, whose books include The Autism Conspiracy and This Book Will Radicalise Your Uncle, said: “Autistic people did not evolve from homo sapiens’ common ancestor but from a type of rock-climbing marsupial, who was ugly and boring. If we place them on equal footing with us, it’ll disrupt the food chain, and they’ll eat us.”
“You can trust me. I get science.”
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