Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by pessimizer on Saturday December 25, 2021 @10:28AM
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As individuals, they're probably not intentionally doing this. Autism has just expanded to being so vague that people think it may actually be the reason they're not happy, or the reason they're secretly special. Walking into an autistic identity by imitating people whom you know as autistic could subjectively feel like dropping the pretenses of being normal and expressing your true autistic self.
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Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by kstenerud on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:02AM
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An autism diagnosis is actually not vague; it's only the public perception of autism that is vague.
And I really would be quite happy with that if it weren't for the fact that it's become popular and draws a ton of unwanted attention now.