It's Autism Awareness Month, and I'll be trying to promote understanding and acceptance on Twitter. Hopefully, some of the tweets will reach people who don't know me. Some may be confused or put off by my use of "autistic people" rather than "people with autism." If that's you, welcome! I wrote a blog post for you because this is a complex issue not easily discussed in 140-character bites, for reasons I'll explain momentarily.