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Why are the politicians and media such ***** to people with Autism and ADHD?

Billy87

Genuine question after seeing Kemi Badenoch's vile rant yesterday. Richard Tice has mocked neurodivergent children for wearing ear defenders in class before and Nigel Farage things you can get an autism diagnosis over a Zoom call from your GP

Barely a day goes by without the media making up some new nonsense story to attack Autistic or ADHD people

Is it just our country that's particulary cruel or is it the whole world? These people manage to combine a special mix of nastiness and staggering ignorance every time they open their mouths 

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  • I think the primary issue is that some of these people have no personal experience of autism or ADHD, and haven't the faintest clue what it's actually / really like. If autism were like the common cold (on a catch once, keep forever basis), at least these politicians would be able to 'catch' it and realise how unpleasant and exhausting it can really be. Most probably wouldn't be politicians anymore, as the burnout would prevent them doing their jobs.

    But at the end of the day, the parallel profile exists - neurotypical people can't be made to feel what neurodivergent people feel and vice versa. They can't experience how the way they do something differs from the other side.

    You would have thought that these politicians would be more cooperative and willing to listen to late diagnosed adults - we're in their age circle, and autism doesn't make us any less a person than them. We're not inferior, we know what we're talking about, and can certainly speak for ourselves. The other side just don't want to listen.

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  • I think the primary issue is that some of these people have no personal experience of autism or ADHD, and haven't the faintest clue what it's actually / really like. If autism were like the common cold (on a catch once, keep forever basis), at least these politicians would be able to 'catch' it and realise how unpleasant and exhausting it can really be. Most probably wouldn't be politicians anymore, as the burnout would prevent them doing their jobs.

    But at the end of the day, the parallel profile exists - neurotypical people can't be made to feel what neurodivergent people feel and vice versa. They can't experience how the way they do something differs from the other side.

    You would have thought that these politicians would be more cooperative and willing to listen to late diagnosed adults - we're in their age circle, and autism doesn't make us any less a person than them. We're not inferior, we know what we're talking about, and can certainly speak for ourselves. The other side just don't want to listen.

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