The parents you talk about just seem like assholes. > Those advocates with low support needs are the ones that are actually making an attempt to give those hig

The parents you talk about just seem like assholes. > Those advocates with low support needs are the ones that are actually making an attempt to give those high support needs a voice. Having low-support-needs autism is neither necessary nor sufficient for being a good voice for others. In fact, it can be a very bad thing, if they imply that the problems they face are similar to problems faced by high-support-needs folks. The focus in the media on low-support-needs individuals gives people the wrong impression of the autism spectrum's individual experience and broader societal impact. I think a better form of advocacy is the YouTube channel "Special Books by Special Kids," which doesn't make a point of the channel's author having a disability (no clue whether he does), but rather just introduces viewers to a broad variety of people.