"We are all some where on the autistic spectrum" (does anyone else hate this comment)

"We are all some where on the autistic spectrum" I have been told this comment by so many neuro typicals it really angers me, it belittles the day to day difficulties people with autism face. I read in some research that you either have a neuro typical brain or an autistic brain, it's impossible to be a little bit autistic....so why do people still believe that everyone is on the spectrum.... Where did this comment come from in the first place? A friend told me she was taught it at university 10 years ago, why is it being taught when it's not even true?

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  • I have a friend (adult female with Aspergers in her 50s) and SHE is the one who has said this to me (NT)! And it makes me really uncomfortable because I personally do not believe it to be true and I don't think it's helpful for NT people to hear that from an Aspie.   Just a weird little inversion of the issue!

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  • I have a friend (adult female with Aspergers in her 50s) and SHE is the one who has said this to me (NT)! And it makes me really uncomfortable because I personally do not believe it to be true and I don't think it's helpful for NT people to hear that from an Aspie.   Just a weird little inversion of the issue!

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