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You claim autism is characterized by thinking of things in binary. That seems to be a trait of humans, especially humans in distress, not autism. You see an n-
by drewcoo 3y ago
You claim autism is characterized by thinking of things in binary. That seems to be a trait of humans, especially humans in distress, not autism.
You see an n-dimensional spectrum as having two sides. Assuming you're neurotypical, that helps prove my point.
- DiggyJohnson 3y agoIt should be obvious that what is meant is that binary thinking is more common in autistic than neurotypical people. This is patently obvious if you spend time around many autistic people, though certainly isn’t true of all cases.
- smeej 3y agoI chose the word "characteristic" pretty intentionally. I did not mean that difficulty appreciating nuance is exclusive to autism, nor that it is the only characteristic of autism.