Signs of Autism

I noticed that a lot of "signs of autism" posters are very behavior-centered and judgmental (saying things like "inappropriate" and "meaningless" a lot). So when I was making some wikiHow art and needed an autism poster for part of the background, I decided to make my own, more empathetic, "signs of autism" poster.

Autism is an inborn, lifelong developmental disability. Unfortunately, there are a lot of agenda-driven misinformation campaigns around autism, which can scare people and cause stigma and isolation for autistic people. With some extra love and support, most autistic people are able to live happy and healthy lives. It's important to note that every autistic person is different, and may experience different parts of autism in different ways.

This poster focuses on childhood, but autism is lifelong, and autistic adults will experience most or all these signs (in addition to ones not mentioned here).

I'm OK with people sharing this, as long as they give proper credit.

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