Arian-Sinclair

@CloverReef

There are quite a few in favour of support labels over functioning labels, which gives a bit more than the functioning labels by telling how much support one needs and is interchangeable with a lot of things aside from autism. If you want to use functioning labels for yourself, cool. Who’s authority is it to stop you from doing what you’re comfortable with? As long as the functioning labels aren’t pushed/projected onto me, I’m not complaining. And I totally get the mind acrobatics thing. I’ve had to do that too at times.

Absolutely, the labels we use for ourselves should be respected. 

My Bunny went through a phase for a bit where he decided he wasn’t autistic. Our response was to ask him what he thought was going on, and he told us they hadn’t figured it out yet. This year, he’s decided to embrace being autistic. But really, as far as I’m concerned, he’s my Bunny, and my best travel buddy. 

Sadly, in order to get him the aid he’ll need throughout life, we do need “labels” no matter how much I don’t really like them. On the other hand, I like seeing him defy expectations, and do things people don’t expect him to have mastered. He’s really a cool kid, even given my obvious prejudice in his favor.