Tom Plastow to Autism Parents

This should be a short tribute I want to write if tribute is the right word.

I have a friend from Facebook named Tom. He is similar to me, he likes doctor who, has anxiety is autistic, and is an activist in many of the same fields.

We both write and fight for feminism and for autism rights.

I can't help but feel proud because I "was there" when Tom began to make it bigger.
One post he wrote about an experience we and many others had with an autism mom, "the feminist breeder", had over 2,000 views.

It was a short and sweet "we don't want cured" post directed at parents of autistic people.

I personally don't like "autism parents" it's not grammatically correct and tends to indicate a certain level of egotism. Like having an autistic kids makes you a victim or super hero. Like it's you who is autistic. And they tend to be the least willing to learn and change based on the will of autistic people themselves.
I also dislike how it's like parenting autism, not a person.

They remind me of autism speaks. Orwellian double speak.
I, unlike Tom, make a distinction between autism parents and parents of autistic people. My choice based on how many self described autism parents act like autism speaks.

But however you view autism parents, it's clear everyone needs to read his post. Parents, friends, people not yet directly related to autism.  Everyone can learn and thus grow and become more respectful.
And I'm proud that it seems people are doing exactly that. Tom had stated many positive messages have come in, many not knowing these things previously but happy to learn. This is very good.
And I'm glad people are willing to learn and read and educate themselves.

And I'm happy a friend is helping them to do so.