I'm a far left heavily political person educated on social and identity politics and know exactly what you're talking about.

I'm so sorry I've written heaps but sociology is a special interest so I couldn't help myself...

My opinion:

What a lot of people don't realise, is that disabled people as a minority group are very unique and extremely diverse. Politically we are often fighting for different treatment instead of equal treatment. This is of course a valid approach as we are fighting for a "fair go" and equal quality of life, but these needs have their own unique challenges and limitations politically.

I am a huge advocate for changing societal systems and criticising how disabled people are treated but I'm more concerned with the welfare system, the healthcare system, the filicide and abuse of autistic children, and the education system.

In my opinion, ableism towards autistic people these days is usually not the same as homophobia, racism, transphobia, misogyny, etc. Even with all of these things I just listed, they are different in their own ways and require individually tailored & contextually educated approaches. But they are better suited for "identity politics" as they are typically advocating for equal treatment by society instead of different treatment by society.

I am on the disability support pension in Australia. Part of me getting a "fair go" at life means I am being given something EXTRA, not equal. It's different, it will always be a different conversation.

I am frustrated seeing my fellow high functioning white autistic women turning autism into a pure identity politics issue, especially since we are arguably some of the people least negatively affected by identity based oppression. Yes, disabled people are a real minority group with our own established historial contexts and political movements, but utism in itself is not a minority group. DISABLED people are. If you don't identify with autism even being a disability I don't know what rights you're advocating for in the first place.

I think the neurodiverse movement has made a lot of people feel like autism & ADHD and such are no longer disabilities or things worth "fixing", but a lot of these outspoken people are mid to high functioning autistic people (yes, I still use these labels) who speak over others who are actually really struggling and would honestly rather not be autistic.

My generation is a wonderful generation with a lot of amazing political potential but the modern neurodiverse movement is kinda circlejerk-y and filled with unnecessary discourse. I think a lot of people just want to feel oppressed and don't want to put in the personal effort to try and improve things.

In saying all of this, I love the autism community and any potential controversial opinions come from a genuine place.

TLDR;

Disability rights are really unique politically.

People think autism is a political identity but it's not.

Being disabled is the relevant political identity.

People want to be upset over trivial stuff.