Baffled, of Slough

Another online posting has made my blood boil. There will soon be an 'Autistic Pride' event, where people are to celebrate being autistic. Celebrate? Why? What is there to celebrate about it? People who are not autistic do not celebrate their non-autism, as far as I know. Why do people have to stand up wearing badges and waving banners? I don't want to be any more different from mankind in general, than I already am. I do not want to draw attention to myself. I'm certainly not brimming with pride about my autism, any more than I am ashamed of it. I am neither.  I just want to live in an inclusive world where everybody is valued. I don't want to be a special case. The whole thing makes me want to spit.