Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In which Maia tells the story of her path to autism acceptance as a response to Autism Acceptance Month. Keep reading below for all the links mentioned in this video.

Why do I call it 'acceptance' instead of 'awareness'? ow.ly/vrYtE

Vaccines Don't Cause Autism: Healthcare Triage #12 youtu.be/o65l1YAVaYc
P4A 2013 | Autistic Self Advocacy Network youtu.be/pZVccsyDqvg

Video collabs with ASAN:
#StopCombatingMe youtu.be/zxBt1BFeJFo
Listen Up (2014) youtu.be/TsbpLBX6v4k

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) autisticadvocacy.org
Autism Acceptance Month autismacceptancemonth.com

Maia lives here:
youtube.com/lotrbaby
twitter.com/thatmaia

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Music by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com

Tags: wearestelmosfire, autism, acceptance, autism acceptance, autistic self advocacy network, asan, listen up, stop combating me, #stopcombatingme, john elder robison, look me in the eye, asperger's syndrome, neurodiversity, psychology, healthcare triage, project for awesome, p4a 2013