@icedquinn

For me, as someone that is aspie, I get a little frustrated that lumping me in with people with severe autism hurts both groups and allows for a sort of suffering olympics among some members of society

I work with someone who's son is autistic, and he constantly throws microwaves, breaks doors and flees from animals. While I can respect that some of the symptoms are similar (if only dampened), I also feel that he will be subject to people treating it like "My son is autistic and doesn't act like that", in a way that the classification of aspergers wouldn't

On the flip side, I require zero accomodations. I worked reasonably hard on myself to overcome some irrational issues, (which I understand many cannot) and it doesn't make sense that I am lumped in with a group of people that have an illness where they can't really look after themselves.

The last point that irks me are the "Actually Autistic" crowd. Trying to liken yourself to someone that cannot communicate functionally for something (i dunno, Clout, Sympathy) is in the same ethical ballpark as faking a broken leg and begging imo

I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter. I only studied ASD for 2 semesters, so I don't know too much in the grand scheme of things, so an alternate viewpoint might help me not get so annoyed!


Big love