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Re:How to talk about autism respectfully by xmprt on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @07:27PM (#29731976)
> Autistic people experience the world in a different way than non-autistic people

I don't think this is a generalization. In fact, it is the opposite of a generalization.

> all non-autistic people perceive the world exactly the same way

They aren't trying to say this. The first statement doesn't imply the second.

Re:How to talk about autism respectfully by rhn_mk1 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @04:39AM (#29735180)
> I don't think this is a generalization. In fact, it is the opposite of a generalization.

Maybe "generalization" is the wrong word, but it's still a way to carve out a niche, which was previously denied.

> The first statement doesn't imply the second.

True, but this leaves us with "where is the line?" as the crucial but unanswered question.