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I like this approach. "funny meme" aside, I think it is a good way of showing how much a certain language can affect how other people think and feel about a subject. Just read it THAT way and "being neurotypical" suddenly sounds like a disorder that isn't fully compatible with the public, doesn't it?

We live in a world that isn't exactly kind to people on the spectrum. It is loud, flashy, hectic, overwhelming, unrewarding but you're still expected to work like a cog in a machine, despite having fewer and fewer places where you'd actually "fit in" without grinding gears, and whenever there is some sort of public talk about that topic, it always, always sounds like the affected person is the problem and personally responsible for fixing themselves, when a no small part of "not fitting in" is due to society itself. Maybe a change in language is due to remove that stigma.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Points 2 and 5 are waaaay off but the rest are pretty funny.

Point 2 is literally the definition of ND folk who get ankle deep in a new hobby then abandon it when their interest passes.

Point 5... I'd wager the vast majority of ND people blow at math. They also absolutely suck at seeing patterns you aren't hyper focusing on lol. It's literally baked into the diagnoses of ADHD comorbidities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm beginning to get the impression that people with autism reaaaally don't like people witbout autism.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

wait the number pattern thing is autism? I'm sorry, I have ADHD and the ADHD doctor also told me I'm probably on the spectrum. wow I love number pattern stuff though, I didn't know it was associated.

I got 81 as a table number the other day and I was stoked because it's 3^4. on reflection the doctor was probably right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Got any strong opinions on trains or planes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

ADHD and autism are commonly comorbid.