Notices by gastarbajterica (gastarbajterica@dju.social)

@aral @joynewacc

Many thanks for doing this.
I hope we will make it!

@melindrea @hellomiakoda

Exactly!

Also, autism is multidimensional, and autistic people are often assessed on the basis of the most visible dimensions as “low-functioning” or “high functioning”.

E.g. one can be perceived as „high functioning“ because of social skills but have extreme light sensitivity that effectively prevents all outdoor activity. Or one can be perceived as „low functioning“ only because non-verbal.

I think a more nuanced approach and more empathy would be helpful.

@hellomiakoda

My experience is that the interpretation of the spectrum as a scale (low functioning > high functioning) is bad for all autistic people.

Those who are perceived as "low functioning" get some support at the cost of being completely marginalized, while those who are perceived as "high functioning" get no support because their needs are trivialized (we are all struggling with something, why don't you just try harder… ).