- cross-posted to:
- leftism@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- leftism@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12038511
ACAB
https://twitter.com/RightWingCope/status/1758494628481737161
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12038511
ACAB
https://twitter.com/RightWingCope/status/1758494628481737161
It’s absolutely pathological, I spent many years working with autistic children and once you pass the mildest of the mild cases of the-syndrome-formerly-known-as-Aspergers it completely prevents any semblance of autonomy or basic daily functioning. This attitude is a joke, I’m deadly serious. Legitimately severe autism and we’re talking pre-verbal, may not ever learn to reliably use the toilet. Even moderate autism needs daily care attendance.
Whatever you think mate. This isnt the group to dump on autistic folks. Feel free to learn and ask questions.
I have a neurodevelopmental disorder myself, I accept that side of myself but it definitely makes life challenging. I’m not ashamed of it, but it’s not a source of pride either.
Again, feel free to ask how we see this and maybe learn to view differences as differences and challenges as challenges instead of pathologizing it all.
I for example have severe problems with being misunderstood due to my way of thinking. It is not that my thinking is pathological but the fact that others think different that makes life hard for me.
This has caused people to beat me up IRL and has made me millions with companies I created. Sure, you can choose to say „OMG autism!“ or you can say „Well, the person might need more help than others but might have unexpected qualities.“
Other challenges for me are low pain threshold, high frequency sound sensitivity, inability to voice dissent if stressed, very monotropistic.
But they can be managed. If we pathologize people for something as broad as autism, we wont integrate them into society ever.
Right, but this is all very mild autism you’re talking about. Even moderate autism verges on pre-verbal, and none of them were really able to type or write. Most speech they did have was mimicking television shows, along with the accent. It’s absolutely pathological and you certainly could not have a conversation with them about it as that was not a concept they understood.