I know I haven’t posted in awhile, and this isn’t really much of a post, but I just wanted to direct you to:
Which is at Existence is Wonderful, and manages to clearly put into words a lot of things I’ve noticed but never been able to say all at once. (Something that Anne is talented at in general.)
Just one quote out of many good ones here. She talks of three different ways of looking at autism — in terms of neurological structure, in terms of lived experience, and in terms of outward behavior. Of the set of outward behavior normally used to recognize autistic people, she notes:
What is interesting, and perhaps a bit unnerving, is that this category is at once the one people tend to put the most stock in (in terms of identifying autistics, in terms of determining what educational supports we might need, etc.) and the one most subject to cultural biases, personal biases, misinformation, and the ever-changing social lens through which different kinds of people are generally viewed.
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This is very true… Many people tend to interpret others based on outward actions/appearances instead of what’s inside/ what the person needs. Excellent point. I will need to check out this site more. Thanks for sharing. :-)
That one gets a big jumping up and down screaming kudos from me.
This is great. Thanks for posting it.
Thank you for posting this. I cannot even begin to tell you how much your blog and those of other adults with autism have have taught me, and completely changed my view of autism. My autistic son will benefit because of what you’ve taught me. Stay strong!
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