Why am I writing this? Is it for "self-expression", as some might say?
That leads to further puzzles, as in the question, "What is self-expression?".

As an autistic person, do I need to express my "self"?

What, indeed, is this "self", that so many (if not all) refer to?
Is it part of me, separated from the rest of me?
Is it the load centre for all liability and responsibility in this life?
Is it, in other words, the part of me that takes all the criticism, respect, shame, honour, and any other feedback that I might get from others, in living this autistic life?

Often, social scientists (including, if I may, theologians) refer to "self-love". How can anyone love the "self" that seems to be just the "control centre" of operations for that person? What if that control centre lost control, and the autistic person did something that he or she was told not to do? How, in other words, can an autistic person have unconditional self-love, when the self could place the person in jeopardy?

These are the thoughts that are going through my thinking processes (or "mind" as some lay people still call it) at this time, and I am lost as to what my role, if any, is, in this life that I am living, as an autistic individual.

When I try to express myself to others, most of the time I get two responses: either that I could not be "up to par" to their way of thinking (as, to them, I have a "mental" disability, and therefore, could never understand my condition or what I am saying), or, that my writing is too "deep" for them to understand, and they feel it's up to others to try to "figure out" what my mind is up to, in these areas; in other words, my mind, to them, is just a puzzle (similar to the many logos referred to in autistic lore).

These two basic responses (not to ignore the other wonderful responses that do come forward now and again) give me the impression that what I say has no input into the lives of others, when, at the same time, I am being pounded (by edicts, rules, threats, orders, laws, persuasive statements, advertising, etc.) into the idea that others must have input into my life.

Why is this imbalance so strong for autistic individuals?

The foundation of this blog is to make inroads into the input of autistic individuals into the lives of others around them, in settings involving the family, schooling, therapy, friendships, employment, and other social scenes.
So often, autistics might (at least today) find acceptance, but just in the form of lip service, as when a politician says to an autistic individual: "Yes, I accept you as part of the community, but, as far as your condition, I think the professionals know more than you about your condition!"

That is just the opposite of input, as far as affecting the outlook of the politician. He needs to have changes made to his views of what constitutes autistic individuals, and this requires input from autistic individuals, themselves, not by just accepting them into the community, but also in seeing what they need and want for the community in the form of design, creativity, and altruistic support for all members of the community (including, ironicly, the politician, himself).

Acceptance seems to be the first step in any autistic person's entry into a community, large or small. Input into that community seems to be the second step, with other steps just ahead (although, for sure, many are already in progress). However, before we get ahead of ourselves, let's get some input into what is going on, in all aspects of life, as it affects us daily in all walks of life.