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Re:Dell Autism Hiring Program by chrisseaton on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:18AM (#19474931)
I don’t know how it is in the US but in the UK The Autusim Society themselves describe it as a ‘disability’. And what’s wrong with disabilities anyway that makes you go ‘ugh’?
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Re:Dell Autism Hiring Program by justinclift on Sunday March 24, 2019 @08:06AM (#19475864)
> And what’s wrong with disabilities anyway that makes you go ‘ugh’?

People officially regarded as disabled are often treated as 2nd class citizens, with all kinds of bizarre things done to them. Including sterilisation in some countries, which there are reports of still happening to this day. :(

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Re:Dell Autism Hiring Program by chrisseaton on Sunday March 24, 2019 @09:03AM (#19476095)
If you're already going around forcefully sterilising people then I don't think you're going to be convinced to skip someone because they don't self-define as disabled.
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Re:Dell Autism Hiring Program by justinclift on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:31AM (#19474962)
> The Autusim Society themselves describe it as a ‘disability’.

Yeah, I've heard of "official" places doing that. To me, it seems quite unfortunate they'd take that approach.

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