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As a high school teacher, I work with kids on the autism spectrum all the time, and I don't find his comments offensive. They seem relatively accurate, too.
by teach 12y ago
As a high school teacher, I work with kids on the autism spectrum all the time, and I don't find his comments offensive. They seem relatively accurate, too.
- jasonlotito 12y ago> As a high school teacher As a father of two autistic children, I do. > and I don't find his comments offensive. He's equating look to a disorder. It's like saying "Black man dressed 'street clothes' must be dangerous."
- teach 12y agoI think he's saying "overly concerned with detail, marked lack of eye contact; probably on the autism spectrum." These are literally two of the diagnostic criteria for 299.00 Autism Spectrum Disorder. It seems like you're reading a negative connotation into the "autistic" label that isn't present in the article. Calling the gopher "unsettling" is the biggest insult I can find in what he wrote.