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Neurodivergent 5w
What the Trump administration fails to realize is that autism diagnoses have risen in recent years because we’ve broadened the umbrella. Highly functioning people used to be diagnosed with Asperger’s- and there are a LOT of high functioning autistics.
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Anonymous 5w

There isn’t one solitary cause of autism. Autistic people have always existed- it’s only that we’ve adjusted how wide the spectrum is.

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Anonymous 5w

I agree with you but it also makes me wonder if it’s SO wide doesn’t it begin to start being normal? If 1/4th of all of something is a certain way we tend to classify that as a variant and not a disorder anymore. Left handedness used to be considered some sort of disorder or problem until it wasn’t anymore. So what if “high functioning autism” is just .. some people experience things differently. Not saying autism isn’t real, but what if we made the category SMALLER and made being weird normal

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

just my theory but I think a lot of times a diagnosis or even the idea that you could have a disorder in some ways inhibits people. If you believe you’re unable to handle certain things because of your diagnosis, you might feel more validated in not doing anything to fix it. You can then say “well it’s just cus I have xyz”. And in general I think a lot of things are way too commonly diagnosed and medicated with dangerously impactful drugs. We should not be giving out SSRIs like candy.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

but if I believe that I have autism and therefore cannot handle new foods, I might use that as an excuse to never try new foods. If I didn’t know I had autism and I was just labeled as a “picky eater” that is more of an encouragement to step outside of my comfort zone. Basically a diagnosis can put people in a comfort zone vs going outside of it because “nothing is actually wrong I’m just being silly” or at least that’s my experience.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

wow people do not like to think about topics from any viewpoint but their own alright

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