This is a repost from Aiden's personal website on an argument against the savant/genius autism stereotype. If you enjoy it, please consider supporting them directly by following their own website! I wrote a post about why I don't like the term 'Asperger syndrome'. Following that, a friend suggested that a possible reason I've achieved everything … Continue reading “You might be a savant.” “No, I reject that.”
Believing Meaning here’s what you say when someone doesn’t believe you’re autistic. "Of course you don't believe me. It's a hidden disability. Why should you believe me, when you're not the one living it? How about we return to this conversation when you're ready to believe me? Without your belief, this conversation has nowhere to go. … Continue reading The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 4
A – Accepting Meaning other autistics are up for being my friend – they’re accepting of my autistic expression, just as I am of theirs. NTs will accept me as part of their group or as a collaborator on a project, but are reluctant to hang out with me 1:1 – be my friend. B … Continue reading The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 3
A – Accepting Meaning accepting myself as autistic is the goal – the Holy Grail. If I can accept myself as autistic wherever I go, being myself, then it’s easier for others to accept my autistic presentation, even if they don’t know the thing about me that perturbs, is autism. Self-acceptance can bring confidence. Marginalising … Continue reading The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 2
Adjusting Meaning society understands being autistic doesn’t require a ‘treatment plan’, but society ‘reasonably adjusting’ to autistic needs. Adjusting Meaning schools understand Equality/Disability law – in Britain, the 2010 Equality Act – states it's their duty to 'reasonably adjust' to autistic children, not the other way round. Being Meaning that being an unidentified autistic … Continue reading The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 1
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