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What is it then? I would have used the same description (I don't mean to be insensitive, but I don't really see why autism doesn't fall in that category).
by stordoff 11y ago
What is it then? I would have used the same description (I don't mean to be insensitive, but I don't really see why autism doesn't fall in that category).
- astrange 11y agoThey might want you to call it a "developmental disorder", which is fair, but nerdy. Or a "physical illness affecting the brain". The idea that there's a difference is sort of problematic since the mind and the body are the same thing, and it's not falsifiable either unless you can test someone's brain for autism without going through their mind. There's also a popular claim among tumblr-type people that autism is good and that charities looking for "cures for autism" are evil. Probably not what they meant though.