▁real . ▁— J im ▁S inc la ir , ▁“ Don ’ t ▁M ourn ▁for ▁Us ,” ▁Our ▁Vo ice , ▁Vol . ▁ 1 , ▁No . ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 S inc la ir ▁also ▁express es ▁their ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁the ▁double ▁standard ▁aut istic ▁people ▁face , ▁such ▁as ▁being ▁told ▁their ▁pers istence ▁is ▁" path ological " ▁when ▁ne uro typ ical ▁people ▁are ▁pra ised ▁for ▁their ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁something ▁important ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁S inc la ir ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁documented ▁aut istic ▁person ▁to ▁reject ▁People - first ▁language . ▁ ▁Aut re at ▁ ▁S inc la ir ▁established ▁and ▁ran ▁Aut re at , ▁the ▁first ▁independent ▁aut istic - run ▁gather ing , ▁for ▁fifteen ▁years ▁after ▁att ending ▁con ferences ▁that ▁mainly ▁included ▁parents ▁of ▁aut istic ▁children ▁and ▁profession als . ▁They ▁and ▁other ▁aut istic ▁adult s ▁described ▁these ▁con ferences ▁as ▁isol ating ▁and ▁de human izing . ▁Aut re at ▁explicitly ▁prior it izes ▁aut istic ▁needs , ▁with ▁programs ▁like ▁an ▁" A sk ▁a ▁Ne uro typ ical " ▁panel . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Aut ism ▁Network ▁International ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Website ▁for ▁Aut re at ▁and ▁A NI ▁ ▁Inter view ▁ ▁Arch ived ▁Website ▁of ▁Jim ▁S inc la ir ▁at ▁Archive . org ▁ ▁Cultural ▁Comment ary : ▁Being ▁Aut istic ▁T ogether ▁ ▁Category : American ▁health ▁activ ists