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Am I getting this right; he learned to act like an autist, people got mad, he stopped and now he is observing autists like Kung-fu masters observing cranes and
by KONAir 7y ago
Am I getting this right; he learned to act like an autist, people got mad, he stopped and now he is observing autists like Kung-fu masters observing cranes and mantis'to come up with new moves?
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoNo. They stimmed naturally as a child; were shamed for it and stopped; eventually realized that stimming is harmless and helpful to them; and started consciously allowing themself to do it again, using other autistic people as a reminder of how to do that. Edit: Why is this being downvoted? I am factually summarizing the content of the article. If you don't like the article, don't take it out on me.
- KONAir 7y agoThis was the answer I needed, I just don't understand or care about the rest of... whatever is being discussed.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoFor the future, you'll get more helpful answers if your questions aren't snarky and insulting, and if you make a good-faith effort to understand before assuming the worst.
- noobiemcfoob 7y agoI don't think you are getting it right. The author has some behaviors and has observed that some of them may have come simply from observing other autistic people. There is a core question of where did the behavior originate, and that question causes a lot of anxiety for the author in a world that is hostile to "the other". This is expanded by a desire to free themselves of the world's judgment and their internalized constraints. Enacting these behaviors, borrowed from others or created within, feels like connecting with their natural body when before they felt separated.
- kragen 7y agoNot "he". And, no, you aren't.
- intarga 7y agoAre you sure? From skimming their other posts, the author appears to be a trans man, but doesn't explicitly state pronouns or identity anywhere.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoI did have to look for it, but the About section says they use gender-neutral pronouns.
- kragen 7y agoOzy is NB AFAB. They used to work as a camgirl and were Scott Alexander’s girlfriend (Ozy’s term, not mine.). Preferred pronoun “they”. I think they've said they find “he” less objectionable than “she” but I'd stick with the preferred pronoun. They are super out about all of this.
- asdf21 7y agoWhat's AFAB Edit - Nevermind.. >AMAB/AFAB is an intersex terminology, for those who were born with ambiguous genitalia. The intersex community is not happy that it is used inappropriately by those whose genitalia at birth was standard for their sex (trans or not). If your genitalia corresponds with your sex, then you are not AMAB/AFAB, as it means “assigned (fe)male at birth”, where “assigned” depicts the the medical personnel’s choice of what sex would be more suitable for this or that particular baby with this or that particular abnormality (intersex conditions are medical abnormalities of fetal development, not a third sex or whatever). For all other babies with normal genitalia there is no assignment, there is an observation of their biological sex (not gender as in gender identity or gender expectations). >So, please, do not call yourself AMAB if you don’t have an actual intersex condition (doesn’t matter if you are a trans person or not). This is appropriation.
- bigred100 7y agoI didn’t read the article but my question is in what context can whatever the hell you just wrote make sense to any living human