Thread by @NoPuzzl98

This is probably the best thing I have seen in forever.

rationalwiki.org/wiki/Autism_ri…

"Autism rights and neurodiversity advocates see the traditional conception of normal and abnormal conditions as an example of privilege and discrimination, and draw parallels with other movements for greater acceptance of diversity, such as the LGBT rights movement."

"Neurodiversity proponents acknowledge that many autistic individuals need a lot of support, that autistic people may struggle with everyday tasks, and that autism is a disability....

However, they argue that this support should treat autistic people's experiences and self-expression with respect, rejecting interventions that train autistic people to "pass as neurotypical" by suppressing traits that are not actually harmful to themselves or others."

"Members of the autism rights movement oppose some autism treatments, such as therapies that force total compliance, quack therapies, violent/painful therapies, and therapies that teach an autistic person to suppress unusual but harmless behaviors."

"They advocate for therapies that focus on helping autistic people lead better lives (instead of making autistic people's behavior more "convenient" to others), and respect the dignity and autonomy of autistic people."

"Autism rights groups such as the Autistic Self Advocacy Network oppose World Autism Awareness Day's focus on autism prevention and cure, and also perceive its messages about autism as patronizing and demeaning to autistic people....

Instead they campaign to "take back April" as Autism Acceptance Month, a time to spread hope and acceptance for autistic people and their loved ones."

""Neurotypical" (NT) means people who are "neurologically typical," or lacking any mental disabilities or diagnoses (such as intellectual/developmental disabilities and mental health disorders). While some people use it as the opposite of "autistic," this is incorrect, because..

not all non-autistic people are neurotypical. For example, a non-autistic person with dyslexia or depression would not be considered neurotypical. The opposite of neurotypical is "neurodivergent." "

C/TW anti-ND mention

"Sue Rubin, the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary Autism Is A World, is an example of an autistic adult who is aligned with the cure group. In her opinion, people with Asperger syndrome can communicate well and..

"pass for normal", while "low-functioning" people have a severe disability; "low functioning people are just trying to get through the day without hurting, tapping, flailing, biting, screaming, etc."

"However, many people with Asperger's Disorder are severely disabled by their condition and not capable of "passing" due to their obvious autistic traits. Furthermore, the autism rights movement includes people who are described as "low-functioning"...

The movement generally rejects the "functioning labels" due to their highly inconsistent definitions and inability to usefully communicate the degree of a person's disability."

"Anti-vaccination and crank groups such as Age of Autism despise neurodiversity in general."

See? Best gem I have EVER seen because we get to see what the fakes are thinking too and it at least seems this is clearly in #Neurodiversity favor and not Neurorealism...or whatever it was. >.>

And those are only SOME of the things.

So go lookie I guess?

Hic.

@threadreaderapp unroll my own thread.