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@filmfreak75 @autistics I wonder if they also consider someone with an above-knee amputation as having a disorder? <.<

@Curator @hejchristian I've also tried to get into the habit of using "wilfully ignorant", since being ignorant isn't any kind of failing ... but staying such intentionally I'm fine with calling a failing >.>

@hejchristian @Curator I'm a fan of "absurd" and "surreal"

@aisling @filmfreak75 @autistics Many years ago (long before I knew I was autistic) I went to a lecture that stuck with me (and still does) on autism. She had a few examples of specific people/scenes, from her life as a teacher.

In one instance a child needed to get something mathematical explained to them, and she went "look at me closely" and started explaining. And at the end of the explanation, kid had absolutely no idea what had been said *but* knew that the teacher had a tiny spot on their right eyelid. Because they'd looked at her closely, as she told them.

Another (not related to eye contact) was a student that she had to expand the explanation of "I'm busy teaching" several times, because the things the student saw as important for there to be teachings/class going on weren't always there. Like, sometimes when she taught there was a projector ... but not always. Sometimes the desks were in a row, other times in groups. Etc.