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It’s been 10 years since I started working on it project It was later “Autism Initiative for Civil Rights,” the first autism self-advocacy group in Russia and Ukraine, and was created by people with autism for people with autism. In areas where most “psychiatrists” are Autism could not be distinguished from schizophrenia; And while autistic people were considered by many “experts” as “childhood diagnosis,” the idea seemed strange. Especially because I was advertising it. Neural style paradigm: The idea that human brain diversity is normal. The problems with autism aren’t autism itself, they are discrimination and stereotypes, and being autistic is even bigger part of me than being trans. People with autism need support, not treatment.

It’s no wonder our first ally was an LGBTQ organization, as LGBTQ people knew better than others what it means when people thought you were sick.

But there is another reason why the autistic and LGBTQ communities are always close. There is a link between being autistic and being LGBTQ.

“People who do not identify with the gender assigned at birth are three to six times more likely to have autism.” The biggest research It has been shown that you have committed to this topic. Most studies show that the proportion of LGB people in the autism community It’s 2-3 times higher.

I started writing about it in Russian and started creating special websites and social media projects on people with LGBTQ autism. Because Russians are the most common language in Post-OSSR. I hate Russian politics, but I wanted a larger audience.

I have translated many great personal stories written from English to Russian by people with LGBTQ autism, but most of the stories I translated were from the US.

For years, autism communities across different countries have used the autism community in the United States as examples, and sometimes even as role models.

For example, as a young teenager who just learned they have autism, I was deeply inspired by the news that I am an autistic activist. Ali Nearman openly became the first candidate for autistic president In the history of America after President Barack Obama in 2009, he appointed ARI to the National Council on Disabilities. I read it in an age where almost all the information was written in the way I said I had no future. And even this information was primarily a translation of texts from the old American Great Charities. It was the Americans, not Ukrainian or Russian activists who questioned these prejudices.

For people with autism like me, American autism activists, including American LGBTQ activists, were the anchors.

And now, when the US autism community is under attack by the Magazine government, it may have a global impact, hurting not only US autistic people, but also autistic people around the world, and LGBTQ autistic people will suffer the most.

Robert F. Kennedy, new secretary to the US Department of Health and Human Services; It promotes the idea that autism is caused by vaccines. In Russia, it is a very common stereotype and many GPs believe it. I was talking about norms to combat it and research in America and Europe, and I am sure many activists in countries at high risk of poor medicines and illnesses that could be prevented by vaccinations have done the same. But now, when major health agencies in the country that are incredibly influential are saying that vaccines cause autism, it will stop people from vaccinating children globally, which will increase the likelihood of a new epidemic.

But from a moral perspective, there is an even bigger problem. Kennedy is erasing the long-standing battle of autism in order to stop making it look like a health crisis.

Furthermore, on February 13th, President Donald Trump An executive order has been issued He says the administration will create a committee that seeks to reduce the autistic population. People like me are called part of the “fat.”

in fact, There is no “fat” for autism;People with autism can diagnose them and those ready to search for a diagnosis of them and their children, and autistic people say, “It’s not our problem. [American] Economy and our safety. ”

I spoke with Sam Crane, an expert on disability policy for autism and a former legal and policy director for the Self-addressing Network for Autism.

“To call people with autism a threat to our country and resuming discussions about autism and vaccines has nothing to help us,” Crane said. “Healthcare, community-based support, education and access to civil rights are needed. All of these are under threat under this administration. We need to support research on real-life quality-of-life issues, including research by autism researchers. To keep disability claims aggressive, enforcement of complaints about race and gender discrimination will soon force you to maintain your gender and receive community-based services worthy of your disability-related needs.

In fact, the Trump administration treated both autistic and LGBTQ people, especially trans people, as issues to be solved.

LGBTQ autistic people will suffer from one of the first people as they have fewer opportunities to fight LGBTQ-Phobia and systemic discrimination. There is also the risk that LGBTQ groups may not understand why they should fight for their autistic siblings.

It has a wider impact due to the visibility of the American activist community, both the autistic and LGBTQ communities. Stereotypes about LGBTQ people with autism travel across borders like autism self-addressing that spreads around the world.

There was also a USAID program that helped people with disabilities and LGBTQ people overseas, but this is now suspended.

Maga is not only hurting autistic LGBTQ people in the United States, but also hurting them worldwide.

It’s April. Autism Awareness Monthwas promoted by a large charity that was globally The Devil of Autismbut autistic activists have reclaimed April and made it Autism acceptance month.

Nowadays, autistic activists, especially autistic LGBTQ activists, need to regain their stories about their lives, and the LGBTQ community needs to help them do this. This is a battle with the system. Autistic LGBTQ people will always be part of both the autistic and LGBTQ communities. The question is, will the LGBTQ community help us at this important moment in our history?