I get your point. But you have to accept that autism and the community around it is like a billion years younger than lgbtq. It’s a good idea to work out this stuff but it will take time.

Sure, but that doesn’t mean we cannot use what worked for them.

We too have to deal with all sorts of stereotypes and myths meant to make us look like absolute demons. It is worth looking at how they overcame that.

Also, low and high functioning never had anything to do with being able to live alone. It was derogatory because it split people in two different boxes that had no meaning other than a crude division. It is a bad idea to label someone „low functioning“.

I can accept “low functioning” probably isn’t the kind of label to be using. You might have noticed I’ve been avoiding using it. There are other possible labels for those who need more assistance.