Opinion: Celebrating Autism Acceptance
April has been widely known as “Autism Awareness Month” in the United States for many years. This action originally sought to empower autistic individuals and their families. Recently, the autism community, along with many non-profit organizations like Autism Society, have called for a shift in language. These groups want to change the "awareness" piece to "acceptance" because of the growing need for acceptance within the community. Acceptance is becoming more important, espe