"There still is a lot of stigma towards medium support needs and high support needs autistics. There's a lot of stigma about not being able to act neurotypical. I think there needs to be more talk about why that is. Why exactly do we feel the need to act neurotypical so much? I also want people to include all of the excluded types into the conversation- that needs to happen more", says Ash. Ash joins this episode to discuss autistics that have medium and high support needs, his love of sharks, and their intersectional identities. To learn more about Ash visit https://www.instagram.com/sharktizzy/ .

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