[ModernMech]

At minimum we should center such people in these discussions rather than talk about them with pity or only when using them to advance a rhetorical point. I want to hear from people with the highest support needs on this issue the most.

[andrewflnr]

The ones with the highest support needs are non-verbal, so that's going to be tricky.

[ModernMech]

People who are nonverbal can still communicate. I did not mean hear in a literal sense.

Here is some literature for you to learn more about autism, particularly how to communicate with nonverbal people: https://www.healthpolicypartnership.com/reimagining-communic...