Why I’m not feeling blue on Autism Day

The message being used by one organisation is instilling fear and hatred about the condition, says Fiona O’Leary, who has Asperger’s.

TODAY is World Autism Awareness Day, and the sound of alarm bells ringing is eerily unsettling to me, and to many other people who are on the autism spectrum.

I did not use the term ‘disorder’, as I do not feel disordered and I object to this negative language. But who will speak for me, and for the autistic community?