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Re:The Autism Phenome Project: Toward Identifying Meaningful... by collegeburner on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:02PM (#29985764)
This is like trying to say that because some blind people have improved auditory function, and because that is sometimes useful to society, deafness is "not a disease". We can have sympathy for autistics and try to make reasonable accomodations while also trying to cure it so nobody in future generations is born that way.
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Re:The Autism Phenome Project: Toward Identifying Meaningful... by Aaargh20318 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:40PM (#29986331)
So you’re basically promoting eugenics ?

My brain works different from yours, it is not a disease and doesn’t make me disabled. Just because there are fewer of us than there are of you doesn’t mean we don’t have a right to exist.

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Re:The Autism Phenome Project: Toward Identifying Meaningful... by SubiculumCode on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:13PM (#29985914)
I'd just say that it is a sensitive topic with many legitimate stakeholders and perspectives.
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Re:The Autism Phenome Project: Toward Identifying Meaningful... by zepto on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @07:19PM (#29988160)
Autism is not comparable to blindness in any meaningful way, so no.
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