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[–] berber@feddit.org 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

i like the sentiment, but i hate the imagery.

a dad wanting to have his alone time with his hobby that is miniature trains is the thing that is supposed to indicate autism?

i don't like this because it stregthens ideas about which hobbies are "normal" and which hobbies are "weird" and only bearable for autistic people (i am exaggerating, of course).

wanting to have alone time is a completely normal thing for neurotypical people, and the dad even expresses it verbally, explicitly.

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago

Its just the stereotypical trains = autism trope. As our understanding of autism is expanded, the joke stars feeling dated.