Recently, in the autism community, there has been controversy regarding deep brain stimulation for the treatment of autism. Many autistic adults have been fighting against attempts to alter our autistic neurology to make us more neurotypical.
Many of us see ourselves as able to function when our needs are accommodated, however, society is often not willing to integrate our needs into day to day life so we can live productive lives.
I agree with this wholeheartedly! Yet I am an autistic who still has full-blown meltdowns at the age of 40. For those who are not aware, meltdowns are an extreme reaction to sensory overstimulation of the nervous system, and they are involuntary.
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