Super power

Why do people always say autistic people have super powers and a special gift 

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  • I think people say that for 2 reasons.

    1. When they think of autism, they think of some famous "said to be autistic" people with very high IQ scores.

    2. To make autistics feel better. For the same reason, in my country, we never say "a person with special needs" but "a person with special abilities". Always! 

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  • I think people say that for 2 reasons.

    1. When they think of autism, they think of some famous "said to be autistic" people with very high IQ scores.

    2. To make autistics feel better. For the same reason, in my country, we never say "a person with special needs" but "a person with special abilities". Always! 

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