Published on 12, July, 2020
I’m really disappointed in a lot of recent posts which reek of prejudice and blame against “NTs”. it’s as if “NT” has suddenly become a safe word to slur other people with.
”NT’s” are the majority of humanity. They are a hugely diverse bunch. The vast majority of them are just ordinary people having a difficult enough time managing their own lives.
They are not to blame for our individual situations. They didn’t make your life the way it is.
Some of the stuff I’ve seen on here this weekend would’ve been reported to death if it had been directed at other groups.
Please, stop. You have to be better than this.
A great and brave post, with which I completely agree. It seems somewhat hypocritical for people to be demanding that those who are not autistic make more effort to understand them but they do not reciprocate and instead demonise those who are not part of their group. I would be happy to see the word 'neurotypical' banned, as it is often thrown around as a term of abuse, casting the majority as some homogeneous blob devoid of any individuality or redeeming features. We all need to make the effort to understand and accommodate each other, as everyone has their own challenges.
InfinitePlanner said:I would be happy to see the word 'neurotypical' banned, as it is often thrown around as a term of abuse
I agree with everything you say apart from this. 'Autistic' is also often thrown around as a term of abuse but we're not calling for that to be banned, as, like, 'neurotypical', it's a technical term. Or a factual term,.