theconcealedweapon:

Neurotypical Person: “I’d like to understand the best way to help autistic people.”

Autistic Person: “Well, you could just ask us.”

Neurotypical Person: “But you’re high functioning. I want to help those who are low functioning.”

Autistic Person: “Then you can ask autistic people who you would consider low functioning.”

Neurotypical Person: “But I want to help those who can’t speak.”

Autistic Person: “Then you can ask autistic people who communicate in other ways besides speaking, or who speak now but used to be nonverbal.”