What does Autistic Pride Day mean to you?

Autistic Pride Day is a time to celebrate our culture and support our collective resolve to counter and correct the myths that society appends to the autistic experience. Mindful of movements, past and present, that have worked to advance social and political justice of a generally disfavored class of citizens (e.g. gay rights, women's rights, the rights of African Americans), Autistic Pride Day must continue to work toward the rights of autistics to be integrated into society as much as possible and, as primary stakeholders to our outcome, to represent ourselves in the dialogue about our future. As this day is also a "pride day," Autistic Pride Day is a day that people like me--with a neurologically different brain--are able to step back from our worries and be together in a celebratory fashion. Like nations who have important holidays, Autistic Pride Day represents the ultimate holiday the Autistic nation celebrates. Autism and Autistic Pride Day rocks!