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Sweet Spot

JT

Following on from a comment in another thread...

I do wonder, before 'high-functioning autism' was recognised, if those who were able to sustain their quirkiness without too much difficulty were just seen as creative types or colorful characters. Were they better off without a label, stigma, or endless questions about fitting in, their place in society, or the barriers to work or support?

Because society are way behind pschological diagnosis (which is obviously way behind demand), are we actually in a very difficult sweet spot in history for a highly misunderstood neurodifferences and little to no understanding or real-world accommodations for us?

What do you think?

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  • Personally I think the label is better than just being "quircky".

    I find these days people saying that there's no need to label everyhting. In cases like sexuality, for example, you don't need to, you can just let it be. Or you can label it if you want too.

    But being autistic it's a very important part of ourselves that not only defines us makes us demand support. Just saying that you're weird doesn't get you the help and resources you need and people judges with or without label.

    Maybe advocating for autism and making it visible to the world will help us thrive with the label in a hopefully (not so far) future.

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  • Personally I think the label is better than just being "quircky".

    I find these days people saying that there's no need to label everyhting. In cases like sexuality, for example, you don't need to, you can just let it be. Or you can label it if you want too.

    But being autistic it's a very important part of ourselves that not only defines us makes us demand support. Just saying that you're weird doesn't get you the help and resources you need and people judges with or without label.

    Maybe advocating for autism and making it visible to the world will help us thrive with the label in a hopefully (not so far) future.

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