Every life is precious. Autism is not a disorder, it is a difference.

You are a caregiver. You have already seen, heard, felt.

You support children or adults who are labelled “autistic”.

You know the silences. The meltdowns. The misunderstandings.

And perhaps sometimes that quiet inner voice:

“Is this really the right framework? Do I really understand what they are going through?”

This project does not accuse you. It reaches out to you. It invites you to change your perspective: to stop seeing a “disorder to fix”, and instead see a difference to understand, welcome and support.

To care differently. To respect more. To ease avoidable suffering.

Among colleagues, we share more than a profession: an ethic, high standards and our humanity.

You are a doctor. You have listened, examined, supported. And you know that a poorly chosen word can weigh heavily. A just look can change everything.

What if the way we look at autism needed to be revisited?

For decades we have spoken of disorder, management, reduction of symptoms. But what if part of the difficulty did not come from autism itself, but from an environment that is not adapted to a natural neurological difference?

This project does not take away from what you have learned. It offers another lens, based on observation, research and human experience.

The goal is not to reject the past, but to do better, together – for our patients, for their families, for public health, and for our shared humanity.

You may already be convinced, or still questioning. But if you are here, it means you are ready to listen, to understand, to support – and that changes everything.

This petition is for you. To ease your burden, not to make it heavier.

Today, inclusion often happens at the cost of silent suffering – for autistic pupils, for other pupils, and for you, teachers. Impossible situations, daily tension, and far too few resources.

This is no longer acceptable.

Autistic pupils at school full-time without real adaptations. Classes that burn out. Teachers who burn out, often alone, without training or support. And children – all children – who learn less well in a climate of constant tension.

It is time to change both our view and our framework.

Recognising autism as a neurological difference means accepting that goals, methods, pace and environment must be re-thought.

• For some autistic pupils, three half-days a week may be enough.
• Lessons can also take place outside the classroom, in contact with real life.
• Assessment should be individualised, not comparative.
• And teachers must be supported, trained and respected in their everyday reality.

The place of autistic people is neither in full-time mainstream classes without adaptation, nor in separate units with no real interaction.

Their place is in a school redesigned to respect differences and allow everyone to progress without denying who they are.

By signing this petition, you act for your pupils, for yourself, and for a school that truly makes sense.

You are a parent, sibling, grandparent, friend. You are directly concerned.

You know the looks, the doubts, the sleepless nights. You have gone through assessments, waiting times, appointments where people talk about your child without really talking to them. And sometimes what you feel most is isolation.

This project was born for you.

It does not offer a miracle solution. But it gives a clear framework, a strong voice and a direction:

• To have autism recognised as a difference, not as a disorder.
• To open a path of support that is dignified, humane and adapted.

Signing this petition means acting for your child – and for all the others.

It is saying:

“I no longer want my child to be seen as a problem to manage.”
“I want them to be able to learn, grow and flourish in a world that understands their differences.”

But signing alone is not enough. We must be thousands, then hundreds of thousands. Only the power of numbers can truly move things in schools, institutions and laws.

Share around you. Widely. Humanly. Without giving up.

Every person you reach can sign: your neighbour, your doctor, your child’s teacher, your family here or abroad, your friends on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook or in real life.

The change will spread through you. This is not an institutional campaign. It is a human movement – and it begins with you.

You may not be personally affected, but you are affected as a human being.

Autism does not concern “other people”. It runs through all families, all generations, all countries. And it reveals something profound about our society:

Are we ready to accept that not everyone functions in the same way?

This project is not reserved for specialists or families.

It is addressed to you – citizen, educator, neighbour, colleague, friend. To you who believe we can do better than classifying, excluding or labelling. To you who see difference not as a threat, but as a richness.

Signing this petition means choosing respect.

• Respect for different children
• Respect for families
• Respect for teachers and professionals who want to support differently
• Respect for what makes our shared humanity

And above all: keep it moving.

Even if you don’t know anyone who is autistic, you can be a precious relay. One share can reach an isolated family, a questioning teacher, a professional ready to commit. Together, we can carry a clear, strong, global message:

This is not a disorder.
It is a difference.
And that changes everything.

You are directly concerned by autism. You know what it means in your daily life, in your relationships, in your journey.

Too often people talk about you without listening to you. Too often you are described as a problem to be solved, a disorder to be corrected.

Yet you are so much more than that. You are a unique person, with your own sensitivity, intelligence and richness.

This project does not want to speak in your place. It wants your voice to be heard. Your experience, your ideas, your words matter.

“I am not a disorder. I am a person.”
“My difference is part of human diversity.”

You are not alone. Thousands of others around the world share this struggle. Together, we can change the way people look at autism, so that no child and no adult ever feels “abnormal” again.

Your voice is precious. Let it be heard.

Across religions, one truth runs through the centuries: every human life has a sacred value and an inalienable dignity.

And yet today, autistic people and their families still suffer exclusion and misunderstanding. They seek a look that recognises them as fully human. They seek a place of comfort, a word that welcomes them in their difference.

Who will this recognition come from, if not from you? Who will begin this welcome, if not the communities of faith that are called to embody justice, dignity and fraternity?

Autism is not a disorder to be corrected. It is a difference, part of the diversity of humanity.

Supporting this petition is not a political act. It is not militant. It is a deeply human act – an act of common sense, in harmony with the spiritual values you already proclaim.

Your signature matters. But your voice – and that of your congregation – can go even further. “The more signatures there are, the more inclusion will become a reality.”

Your community can become a relay of hope, a place where difference is welcomed and every life is honoured.

In middle school, high school or university, you see the concrete effects of how we look at autism: either true inclusion… or silent exhaustion.

Your generation can move the lines: understand, explain, relay. Autism is not a disorder – it is a difference.

Public policy, health, education, local authorities – your decisions can improve the lives of thousands of children and families.

Recognising autism as a difference means directing resources towards support and adaptation rather than stigma.