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despite the fact that, honestly, more autistic high functioning people in the world would actually end up being a good thing i think their fear stems from the stigma that autistic people are all low functioning and can't function in society, no matter the level of it so, basically ableism

I'm convinced that on a certain level, antivaxxer parents of autistic children know that the call is coming from inside the house. They know autism is inherited because there are undiagnosed autistics in their family - maybe even the parents themselves.

They would rather advocate for policies that result in countless deaths than accept this reality. Saying 'antivaxxers want to commit genocide against autistic people' is misleading, because the scope of the problem is much bigger.