Anonymous #3 1d

Autism is probably how humanity was able to advance into the idea of society and technological advancement.

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Anonymous #2 1d

FR I have autistic family members who are REALLY REALLY good at math or technology to the point that they can do things I never thought was possible but they can’t handle when it’s too loud or a change in schedule 😅

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Anonymous #5 20h

To keep them in business*

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Anonymous #5 20h

lol

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Anonymous #3 17h

Meanwhile I really struggle to shower and brush my teeth because of sensory issues🫠

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Anonymous #3 16h

this feeds into the ableist stereotype of autism consisting only of the “bitter crip” and the “super crip.” just like neurotypical folks, autistic people have ranging levels of ability/talent/intelligence. it’s not a superpower it’s just a difference in the way our brains r designed. and we r disabled in this society. high-functioning autists can also be bums. n autists of all support needs don’t need u glorifying their disability to them. just let autistic ppl be ppl.

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Anonymous #3 16h

math/technology might not be ur strong suit and that’s ok.. ur family members worked hard to be as good at that as they r, dont devalue that by saying it’s just bc they’re autistic

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Anonymous #6 16h

? odd. why would you want more people to struggle like we do

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Anonymous #9 16h

It’s a joke dude,

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Anonymous #9 16h

They are proud of who they are, don’t spoil their fun.

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Anonymous #1 16h

ur right. they’re obviously joking. i think i projected my pet peeve for ppl calling autism a superpower onto this person and misinterpreted their comment. my bad #6

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Anonymous #1 16h

not this,, unfortunately this is that deep. this rhetoric is used to devalue the autistic struggle

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Anonymous #9 16h

& to “other” nd folks

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Anonymous #2 16h

It unironically probably is. If we look back in history we can see countless likely examples of this, including Einstein, Newton, etc. Allistic people simply lack the capacity to be so invested in a concept that they pull brand new ideas out of it, IMO. Obviously this doesn’t mean Allists are “less smart” and they lap us in areas like collaboration, emotional stability, and communication (lol), but it’s a trade off

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Anonymous #9 16h

I have autism

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Anonymous #8 16h

Oh me too dw. I can explain the entire history of the Soviet Union to someone from start to finish but the second it’s time to take a fucking shower my brain starts buffering 😭

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Anonymous #3 16h

thank you for sharing ?

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Anonymous #9 16h

It’s a joke but I see where you are coming from. I also 100% agree that Autism isn’t a superpower. However (outside of a joking context) I do think that if you took the worlds most “intelligent” Allist and Autist, the Autist would likely be “more intelligent”, however both would be outliers and the Autist would STILL be disabled. I agree with your perspective, but I feel that it isn’t inherently “glorifying” Autism to say that many Autistic people are uniquely skilled and intelligent.

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Anonymous #9 16h

i am going to participate in the bit because i thought of a funny response. please disregard above comments

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Anonymous #7 16h

That’s part of the joke dw

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Anonymous #6 16h

vaccines and tylenol of course!

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Anonymous OP 16h

oh of course not! it’s specifically the verbiage of “superpower” that i take issue with. i take it very personally because although i love who i am w my autism, it has been responsible for practically my every struggle. “superpower” implies that i should be grateful (?) (for lack of a better term) for something that has caused me a lot of pain

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Anonymous #9 16h

I feel as though it doesn’t “devalue” someone’s skill by acknowledging that their Autism plays a role in it… In my opinion, that insinuates that Autistic brain wiring can’t possibly enable someone to develop unique skills, which is simply not true or backed up by science.

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Anonymous #9 16h

It’s not “othering” ND people to admit that there are things that many (not all) Autistic people are simply more likely to be better at. There are plenty of things that Allistic people are more likely to be better at. If the joke was hypothetically playing off of the idea that Allists are great team players/leaders, it wouldn’t be “othering” Autistic people to admit that they are more likely to be superior at that skill.

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Anonymous #9 16h

Ohhhh my god I’m so sorry I misinterpreted what part of their statement you were responding to 💀 I 100% agree. Like you, Autism has caused almost all of my lifelong suffering and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, honestly… And you put it perfectly, I love who I am with it, and I love the unique thought processes it gives me, but it’s still the origin of my suffering. I’m so sorry for misinterpreting what you were responding to 😭

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Anonymous OP 16h

i want to clarify my thinking since i think there is misunderstanding. this is how i observed #3’s logic: autism is a superpower —> my family members are good at math —> they’re good at math because of their autism —> without autism they might not have had that skill. i wanted to emphasize that autism is not the sole cause of being especially good at something, even if it is a contributing factor. it’s not a superpower that automatically makes you a savant, i guess is what i’m trying to say

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Anonymous OP 16h

Not saying Autism is a superpower but instead agreeing that it likely played a massive role in early human advancement

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Anonymous OP 16h

don’t worry!! i love that we’re able to have clear & open conversation like this. it’s very intellectually satisfying to me

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Anonymous #9 16h

That makes a ton of sense I totally see what you mean, thank you for clarifying and I agree

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Anonymous #10 14h

TIMMEHH

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Anonymous #3 13h

Autism is not a superpower 😭 as someone who has it, it’s very disabling

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Anonymous #9 12h

i’m actually cracking up from this because i can’t even tell you how many times i’ve had this exact thought process of taking something too literally and then realizing the joke and then having a really funny comment to make and just being like “please disregard everything i just said here is my hilarious response now that i understand”. also your response is TRULY fucking amazing

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