Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism
by infamouscow on Friday February 17, 2023 @12:49PM
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The distinctions are far too broad to be meaningful.
Every single reason put forth for why autism is different than the other minority groups mentioned is invariably parroting the majority view in the 1950s about minorities.
It hindsight, it's easy to see the problem. But how would you go about determining if it was a problem without the benefit of hindsight? Put differently, what makes you so certain you wouldn't be parroting the same thing about Black, Asian, or LGBT people if you lived in a different time? It's easy to say that now, it's not so easy to conceptualize that in the 1950s.
Just because something is acceptable now doesn't mean it will be in the future. The inability to come up with a solution doesn't mean it should be ignored or left alone, either.
Every single reason put forth for why autism is different than the other minority groups mentioned is invariably parroting the majority view in the 1950s about minorities.
It hindsight, it's easy to see the problem. But how would you go about determining if it was a problem without the benefit of hindsight? Put differently, what makes you so certain you wouldn't be parroting the same thing about Black, Asian, or LGBT people if you lived in a different time? It's easy to say that now, it's not so easy to conceptualize that in the 1950s.
Just because something is acceptable now doesn't mean it will be in the future. The inability to come up with a solution doesn't mean it should be ignored or left alone, either.