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Matthew Shumaker and Autism Acceptance Month

Matthew (right) and his brother Andy We’re featuring “Slice of Life” conversations with Autistics of all ages — kids through adults — throughout April’s Autism Acceptance Month. Our goal is to help TPGA readers understand that autistic people are people who have interesting, complicated lives and who are as diverse and varied as any other population united by a label. We are the people in each other’s neighborhoods, and the more we know about each other — the more visible autistic people and children are — the more common autism acceptance will be. That is our hope. Today we’re talking with Matthew Shumaker, a talented gardener whose mother Laura Shumaker is a frequent TPGA contributor.  —- What is your name and age? Matthew Shumaker, 25. Do you have a website? NO. What would you like a one-sentence description of yourself to say?  I am a very nice person. Do you…