The #Maine Millennial: On #autism, awareness and acceptance
My level-one diagnosis, later in life, lifted a weight off my shoulders.
by Victoria Hugo-Vidal
April 21, 2024
"April is #AutismAwarenessMonth. A lot of autistic self-advocacy organizations – that is, organizations primarily run by autistic people, rather than parents or doctors – would prefer it to be known as #AutismAcceptanceMonth I’m kind of in the middle on that – I think people need to be aware of autism before they can accept it. Awareness is necessary for acceptance."
👉🏼"In voting news, #Maine has become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote compact, which could transform the way presidents are elected in the United States. Sixteen states and Washington, D.C., have now pledged to award their combined 209 electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the nationwide popular vote. The compact will only go into effect once supporters of the compact control at least 270 votes." https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/17/headlines/maine_joins_national_popular_vote_compact