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It’s a zoom call. Autistic people are capable of basic discipline. They’re clearly not medically disabled.

alexb_ 5y ago
Look, I'm not trying to defend her. But do you think that autism goes away when it's a zoom call or something? I think that it's a perfectly fine explanation for no eye contact/rocking, as both are common symptoms of autism. Think it's a bit rash to immediately assume they are "clearly not medically disabled".
- anonygler 5y ago
  In the past people would hold themselves to a high standard and celebrate triumph over adversity. Today people are fetishizing this “neurodivergent” psychosis and it’s downright weird. This person could absolutely sit still if they every bothered to have priorities in their life. I refuse to respect this weird trend.
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  - Gigachad 5y ago
    Could they have sat still? Probably. Were they self aware enough to even realise what they are doing is embarrassing? Almost certainly not.
  - alexb_ 5y ago
    I understand your concern. Two things to note though: 1. Who are you to immediately assume that they are lying, as if that's the best explanation? Not every single person who has autism has the ability to completely repress everything about it. To assume otherwise is nothing short of ableism - and I'm not using that word lightly. I absolutely do get the concern though - words DO need meaning. 2. You say "Today people are fetishizing this neurodivergent psychosis" as if this is a recent trend. It's not. At all. Tuberculosis was a disease that was romanticized in the early 19th century, and the obsession with thin & pale bodies in culture is theorized to have originated from this. I'm not gonna claim to be an expert to this however, so if someone reading this knows more about this subject than I do then please chime in.
- nsotelo 5y ago
  The point remains, maybe as an autistic person they don't like eye contact or sitting still but that's where discipline comes into it.
soared 5y ago
I don’t think it’s okay to make a medical diagnosis about someone based on a 5 minute video. The mod of the sub said they have autism, so that is not what the person you’re replying to did.

Look, I'm not trying to defend her. But do you think that autism goes away when it's a zoom call or something? I think that it's a perfectly fine explanation for no eye contact/rocking, as both are common symptoms of autism. Think it's a bit rash to immediately assume they are "clearly not medically disabled".

anonygler 5y ago
In the past people would hold themselves to a high standard and celebrate triumph over adversity. Today people are fetishizing this “neurodivergent” psychosis and it’s downright weird. This person could absolutely sit still if they every bothered to have priorities in their life. I refuse to respect this weird trend.
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- Gigachad 5y ago
  Could they have sat still? Probably. Were they self aware enough to even realise what they are doing is embarrassing? Almost certainly not.
- alexb_ 5y ago
  I understand your concern. Two things to note though: 1. Who are you to immediately assume that they are lying, as if that's the best explanation? Not every single person who has autism has the ability to completely repress everything about it. To assume otherwise is nothing short of ableism - and I'm not using that word lightly. I absolutely do get the concern though - words DO need meaning. 2. You say "Today people are fetishizing this neurodivergent psychosis" as if this is a recent trend. It's not. At all. Tuberculosis was a disease that was romanticized in the early 19th century, and the obsession with thin & pale bodies in culture is theorized to have originated from this. I'm not gonna claim to be an expert to this however, so if someone reading this knows more about this subject than I do then please chime in.
nsotelo 5y ago
The point remains, maybe as an autistic person they don't like eye contact or sitting still but that's where discipline comes into it.

soared 5y ago

I don’t think it’s okay to make a medical diagnosis about someone based on a 5 minute video. The mod of the sub said they have autism, so that is not what the person you’re replying to did.