Autism

[Mr.Bee]

It makes me really mad when idiots try to vilify people with Autism
How do they know autism is a bad thing?
Autism and Asperger's is a spectrum condition,
It isn't all just 'High-functioning' or 'Low-functioning'.
There's high-functioning and low functioning and everything in between
and as time goes on more additions to the spectrum are discovered.

[Skittles]

1. it's a very wide spectrum indeed

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I had a severely autistic younger brother (he passed in 2020). While he could be left on his own for short periods of time, he was in no way capable of taking care of himself. But I have worked with some very gifted autistic / aspergers folk in the IT field. I don't know what the obsession with autism is right now in Trump.2 but the way they talk about it shows they are very ignorant indeed. Honestly it feels like they are dehumanizing autistic people, along with their other targets (immigrants, trans folk, etc.).

[Mr.Bee]

2. because who is included?

artists
musicians
writers
comedians
those who look differently at the world
and also
scientists
doctors
lawyers
IT
anyone who might be smarter than the adminestrone...

[livetohike]

3. That number who is smarter than this administration

would include everybody alive .

[Mr.Bee]

4. Doctors

I guess dump never watched
The Good Doctor or Doc Martin

[Mossfern]

5. I loved Doc Martin!

Somehow I have an affinity with those "on the spectrum."

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. My Son The Astronomer is on the spectrum.

We've talked about it a little, and he's adamant that he would not want to be different from what he is.

I say, Good for him.