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I’m autistic and I agree with this. Pretty much any time someone says, “autism is…” they’re wrong. So, saying this disorder is the opposite of a poorly defined

by dimal 1y ago

I’m autistic and I agree with this. Pretty much any time someone says, “autism is…” they’re wrong. So, saying this disorder is the opposite of a poorly defined cluster of traits is just absurd.

staticman2 1y ago
I'm also autistic. This Hacker News thread on autism strikes me as so out there that if I suggested autism was a condition that causes social skill problems without disclosing I have autism I have a feeling someone would shame me for spreading stereotypes on the autistic. Apparently per Hacker News autism is like being left handed. A minor personality quirk that is completely irrelevant in day to day life.