The 'political' side of autism
firemonkey
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I'm very much a 'political animal' , but the 'political' aspects of ASD can make me feel quite stressed and uncomfortable.
I think it's because of the zealotry of some,not all, of those who self promote themselves as 'voices to be listened to' within the autistic community . There's a harshness there that makes me feel uneasy.
There's also an attitude of 'What suits me and what I want should be the blueprint for all'. It's the same with mental health groups and service users on those .
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Due to seeing so much of this, I actually became rather averse, or at least cautious, towards autism activism. I understand it has its place and people might have the best intentions, but I mostly feel misrepresented by it, and on occasions, even more aggressed than I feel by NTs and it had a very unfortunate effect on me
Thank you for bringing this up BTW, it's kind of difficult to bring up this controversial subject that can make some people very defensive. I appreciate your courage
My only brush with autism activism (or rather, its effects on NTs) has been to see discussion of HFA in my workplace. It is positive that people discuss it at all. But knowledge is so limited - and if I read another reference to superpowers, I will have to go into a soundproofed room and scream. My aim is to raise awareness and increase acceptance much as I do as an openly gay man: by being myself and talking about my experience when it seems relevant.
But perhaps this is naive and of course, there are important differences. It's more important to me that people have a better understanding of autism. After all, I don't really need anyone to make adjustments for my homosexuality!
verity said:
Indeed, and this is the kind of thing that I had in mind.
But we certainly don’t need to be separate from the neurotypical world, or believe that NT’s are “the enemy.” The idea that we must be separate is self-defeating.
Think about Trump’s notion that the press is “the enemy of the people.”
never heard of any autism society
Especially with the absolute youngest baby boomers being no younger than 56 now and most in the high 60's low 70's now and SSA is scared of going bankrupt will be more conservative on disability cases,and thanks to our asswipe friends at the ASAN no one will ever win a SSA disability case again.At least until all the baby boomers are dead a SSA is running a profit again.
So thank you ASAN for trivializing the lives of high functioning autistics and now were all f*&% in the a%^&
So neurodiversity movement you can go F yourself up your A and screw you
I haven't heard of that ^, but I know many people are frustrated with Autism being trivialised as a social dysfunction akin to social anxiety.
I've also heard how difficult it can be for people who are ASD1 to earn benefits / PIP.
I was lucky being L2, and my daughter was lucky (for lack of a better word?) being L1 but also having a permanent physical disease which can't be cured. I can't believe I'm saying "lucky" in that regard, but the Tribunal for her benefits was terrifying and I doubt she would have won if she didn't have a physical disease on top of HFA.
Support level 1 doesn't necessarily translate to HFA or Asperger's, and some people with a previous Asperger's/HFA diagnosis have found themselves getting a support level 2 diagnosis if they are reevaluated. Support levels are not functioning levels.
Asperger's is actually a very limiting diagnosis support wise, and that's why it was done away with in the DSM5 as it doesn't actually represent the support a lot of people with AS need.
What do you mean by this? Are you saying you are generally against the disability rights movement, in general?
The NTs should meet us halfway, and vice versa.