“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit.
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“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
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“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-peopleThank you so much for sharing this article as it beautifully articulates what I've known for years after active, deep introspection.
I believed them. I believed the lies and misinterpretations.
Sometimes I thought I couldn't be autistic. I thought I was just broken and stupid.
Other times I thought, "maybe I am autistic and I'm just wrong about how my own mind works".
It turns out they were wrong and were too busy pathologizing our behavior to trust the data. Standard practice for neurotypicals if we are being honest. And standard practice for autists to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume good faith. Must mean we are naïve and foolish not that they are prone to self-deception and prejudice.
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Thank you so much for sharing this article as it beautifully articulates what I've known for years after active, deep introspection.
I believed them. I believed the lies and misinterpretations.
Sometimes I thought I couldn't be autistic. I thought I was just broken and stupid.
Other times I thought, "maybe I am autistic and I'm just wrong about how my own mind works".
It turns out they were wrong and were too busy pathologizing our behavior to trust the data. Standard practice for neurotypicals if we are being honest. And standard practice for autists to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume good faith. Must mean we are naïve and foolish not that they are prone to self-deception and prejudice.
@jrdepriest Good to hear! I feel like it's a message that needs to get out there, so I shared it among my offline circles as well.
But about being naïve and foolish: no! That’s just the result of years of being talked down to, isn’t it?
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“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people@peter sentiment toward autism makes sense once you realize that western culture only knows how to measure for sameness and adherence to norms
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“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people@peter Society when autists ignore peer pressure, traditions and authority: "Something is wrong with these people."
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“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people@peter This is why diversity is needed of all kinds everywhere. So one clique of people don't get to decide to sterilize and put "different people" in institutions. Like 60+ years ago!
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“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people@peter tbh i'd rather be underestimated than feared for my abilities. we are being protected, by making us look like we are common pebbles rather than diamonds in the rough. so we can work our abilities. the last thing i need is more self esteem. i just need the world to be ok.
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@jrdepriest Good to hear! I feel like it's a message that needs to get out there, so I shared it among my offline circles as well.
But about being naïve and foolish: no! That’s just the result of years of being talked down to, isn’t it?
@peter @jrdepriest It's a great article, and a great author. I ordered her book, recommended by Steve Silberman. Looking forward to it.
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“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people@peter And THAT is why so many despise NT people....
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