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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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    Ask yourself the question "Does it bother me that someone has a diagnostic label" - regarding your daughter's partner. Or another question:
    If in a sports competition the winner has a label. Would you remember him as the champion of the competition, or as the ____ (label) who won. The questions should be asked about a different label. Mental illness maybe. 

    If one of the answers is that it bothers you, then it clearly means that a label will cause a different life path. And it is also a mistake to think that the problem is in understanding. Society accepts a lot of differences, it accepts them exactly as they are. You declare to society that you have a label that says you are not like the rest of society. No one will think that someone has bewitched you or that you are under a curse.

    A label refers not only to the past and present - but also to the future. It states that a person is X or Y - forever. It clearly leads to problems and this is not a point in history, this is nature. This is the natural survival instinct.

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  • (I hope Google Translate improves the writing)

    Ask yourself the question "Does it bother me that someone has a diagnostic label" - regarding your daughter's partner. Or another question:
    If in a sports competition the winner has a label. Would you remember him as the champion of the competition, or as the ____ (label) who won. The questions should be asked about a different label. Mental illness maybe. 

    If one of the answers is that it bothers you, then it clearly means that a label will cause a different life path. And it is also a mistake to think that the problem is in understanding. Society accepts a lot of differences, it accepts them exactly as they are. You declare to society that you have a label that says you are not like the rest of society. No one will think that someone has bewitched you or that you are under a curse.

    A label refers not only to the past and present - but also to the future. It states that a person is X or Y - forever. It clearly leads to problems and this is not a point in history, this is nature. This is the natural survival instinct.

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