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Just an observation

pietro_21

I have searched and cannot seem to find any information about Prof Jason Ardey anywhere in the online community. I find this whole thing a bit disturbing. To me it highlights the public discomfort about autism.

I ran a quick search today, what strikes me about this most is how the media has been used/weaponised by people attempting to discredit him. Any one with an opinion is able to post vicious unsubstantiated information to try and influence someone’s career. Questioning the level of his autism and his abilities.

As someone who has been pressurised by others at work and school I find this shocking and abusive.

The elephant in the room is autism. I'm not looking to start a debate there are things about this which hit me right at the core.

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  • I think that one of the central issues is this person's autism; if autism affects communication and the accurate decoding of societal norms, should autistic people be hauled over the coals when they get these things wrong? Allistic people regularly embroider the truth, especially on CVs, it is not hugely surprising that an autistic person might not notice the subtle distinction between putting an acceptable gloss on your past and creating falsehoods that can be checked. In a 200+ page thesis, when repeatedly using and referring to other people's work, recognising exactly where, when and how to change wording in order to avoid the charge of plagiarism can be a difficult task, even for allistics.

    Cambridge University could have handled this far better and avoided having it turn into a media circus. 

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  • I think that one of the central issues is this person's autism; if autism affects communication and the accurate decoding of societal norms, should autistic people be hauled over the coals when they get these things wrong? Allistic people regularly embroider the truth, especially on CVs, it is not hugely surprising that an autistic person might not notice the subtle distinction between putting an acceptable gloss on your past and creating falsehoods that can be checked. In a 200+ page thesis, when repeatedly using and referring to other people's work, recognising exactly where, when and how to change wording in order to avoid the charge of plagiarism can be a difficult task, even for allistics.

    Cambridge University could have handled this far better and avoided having it turn into a media circus. 

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