Hi Folks,
Believe me I'm no Pollyanna but I do think people with Autism have a lot to offer society.
Many of us hold down good jobs, do voluntary work and manage being on the Autism Spectrum.
There are many times being an Aspie had meant my determination and refusal to accept the staus quo has worked.
An awful lot of my job needs that on a daily basis.
Maybe its time society starts to value everyone for their contribution?
Glad to here one of us is here! My Wife and I both caught Autism off our Fathers. I've worked for the nas for 5 years now, thankfully. The one job I've had that was permanent that has lasted that long. Second permanent one too. The first lasted 3 years and was a hoot, selling theatre tickets and getting infinte comps' to the West End. Otherwise it was all temporary assignments, so as not to get bored.
There is a race of high-functioners out there who do not exhibit the characteristics of being Autistic. Jobs, families, their own homes, they got the lot. Yet actually their savant skill is simply looking ordinary. They may be your best friend or the worst enemy you could have. Either way, they will be one thing or the other.
The definition of what is Autism will be challenged in the near future as more and more of us come out of the Neurotypical closet. Neurodiversity is part of the world and always has been. A bit here, an eccentric there. Go to silicon valley or a science-fiction convention and have a look!
When the effect coalesces, you get obvious Autism. Parents who believe in mercury, vaccines and Wakefield just don't understand. They only know about their children and those of others. They are Neurotypical facists who only want competitive, functional people in the world. All else is inferior and to be eliminated. Eugenicists who believe they support and cherish the disabled. (It is okay being in a wheelchair provided you can be smart and clever, eh?)
Seems to me that in our society, it is all about how you relate yourself and how well you can function to survive, prosper and get by. Where is the money? That is the truth. How much have you made and how do you spend it? How well do you look after yourself and others? All you got to do is keep the act up and you can go home and privately stim and collect obsessively to your hearts content. Or go into the arts, and externalize your true Autistic nature as such.
Me? I got a job in the Nas...
Glad to here one of us is here! My Wife and I both caught Autism off our Fathers. I've worked for the nas for 5 years now, thankfully. The one job I've had that was permanent that has lasted that long. Second permanent one too. The first lasted 3 years and was a hoot, selling theatre tickets and getting infinte comps' to the West End. Otherwise it was all temporary assignments, so as not to get bored.
There is a race of high-functioners out there who do not exhibit the characteristics of being Autistic. Jobs, families, their own homes, they got the lot. Yet actually their savant skill is simply looking ordinary. They may be your best friend or the worst enemy you could have. Either way, they will be one thing or the other.
The definition of what is Autism will be challenged in the near future as more and more of us come out of the Neurotypical closet. Neurodiversity is part of the world and always has been. A bit here, an eccentric there. Go to silicon valley or a science-fiction convention and have a look!
When the effect coalesces, you get obvious Autism. Parents who believe in mercury, vaccines and Wakefield just don't understand. They only know about their children and those of others. They are Neurotypical facists who only want competitive, functional people in the world. All else is inferior and to be eliminated. Eugenicists who believe they support and cherish the disabled. (It is okay being in a wheelchair provided you can be smart and clever, eh?)
Seems to me that in our society, it is all about how you relate yourself and how well you can function to survive, prosper and get by. Where is the money? That is the truth. How much have you made and how do you spend it? How well do you look after yourself and others? All you got to do is keep the act up and you can go home and privately stim and collect obsessively to your hearts content. Or go into the arts, and externalize your true Autistic nature as such.
Me? I got a job in the Nas...
