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Using Autism as an excuse - How to do it well...

I Sperg

A variant of the first part of my title pops up every week, it seems. 

CLEARLY a lot of us Autists have secondary immediate problems with the neuro typical people (and also on this forum we occasionally see with other Autists!)

I feel I could use a set of elegant and upbeat ways of explaining myself sometimes, (when I catch the other person reacting irrationally badly to a simple statement I made) that might cause them to discard the presentation and focus on the actual data or information I'm trying to impart. 

I'm wondering if anyone else has tacked this problem? Our issues I feel are very much tied up with "adverse PR" as much as they are basic limitations that we cannot overcome, BUT some limitations are just that, and when we hit them, we need to be able to not lose all credibilty instantly, as seems to repeatedly happen to me. (OR I may just be a berk! I'm too close to the trees to see the forest with that one, I guess)   

Anyone got any good workarounds, that can pacify the neurotypicals?

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  • 'Rain Man' has a lot to answer for. That film - like for so many people, my very first awareness that autism even existed - led me to believe that autists were solely mathematics geniuses who would never be able to adapt to life in the modern world. 

    However, I guess its legacy is a mixture of good and not-so-good:

    'After its release in 1988, Rain Man saw funding for medical research and diagnoses of individuals for autism spectrum disorder increase tenfold. Rain Man is a movie famous in particular for its portrayal of a man with both autism and Savant Syndrome, leading much of its viewing audience to understand the intellectual capabilities of those with autism in an incorrect way.

    The character of Raymond Babbitt has been criticized for fitting into the stereotype of the "Magical/Savant" autistic character. Characters like these are portrayed as having an otherworldly intellectual ability that, rather than disable them from living a "normal" life, instead assists them in a nearly magical way, causing those around them to be in awe and wonder as to how a person might have this capability. While having Savant Syndrome is certainly a possibility for autistic individuals, it is incredibly rare.'

    (Wikipedia)

  • in reply to Steven

    A referee once wrote: "he can fix anything"...

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