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> As someone with mild autism I don't want people celebrating it. We should support autistic people but I don't want people celebrating a condition that causes
by guerrilla 5y ago
> As someone with mild autism I don't want people celebrating it. We should support autistic people but I don't want people celebrating a condition that causes myself and others significant difficulties in life.
As someone with autism, I'm proud of it and I suffer from it. There are many aspects to it and some of them are great and some of them are terrible. For this reason, I don't think there should be any problem in both having pride in the good and wanting medicine for that bad. I don't see them as necessarily mutually exclusive. We may find out they are, but there's no reason to assume that at this point. For now, I hope for a future where I can keep the good and get rid of the bad.
- serverholic 5y agoI don't think they're mutually exclusive for most people. Take transgender people for example. On one hand acceptance has gone up but it's also caused a minefield for scientific researchers and medical professionals. I honestly don't think most people are capable of the nuance you describe.
- whatshisface 5y agoI haven't seen any clear indication that acceptance has gone up. Voiced acceptance? Sure, but that's not a great measure of what people will in action.
- guerrilla 5y agoOh I've definitely seen acceptance go up in my circles in the last couple of years. Maybe it depends on who you know or where you are.
- guerrilla 5y ago> I honestly don't think most people are capable of the nuance you describe. It doesn't seem like they are to me either, but I hope that's something that can change. I think a lot of what's going on right now is a fad and everyone's going to wake up in the morning with a bad hangover at some point.