Published on 12, July, 2020
https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/health/article/2019/09/04/greta-thunberg-right-having-aspergers-her-superpower
What do you all think?
I’ve just watched a clip pertaining to exactly this. Essentially she views Aspergers as her super power because it allows her to see things differently to most people and because it makes her different. She’s trying today that being different is a good thing, which I guess is not a bad message to give to the autistic youth of today?
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Many Autistic people suffer from/have suffered from social anxiety at some point or another. Overthinking/Catastrophising/having many conversations in head are all very common in autism too.
The bit about the lipstick expose just made me LOL
Unfortunately, they are not remotely interested in promoting women - they are just using her to sell stuff to people - there will soon be an exclusive expose on what shade of (surprisingly expensive) eco-friendly lipstick she uses.
I thought this was an autism thing, but the psychologist I saw said it’s social anxiety. My report says I suffer from social anxiety because I do this, but I think that’s incorrect.
Maybe! I think she's incredible. Like you've said, though, it's important that she's safe and supported.
Perhaps her Aspergers enables her to have the level of focus required to make her campaigning successful? Let her have her bit of glory, over coming an eating disorder is no mean feat. As long as her vulnerability is not taken advantage of and exploited.
I feel uncomfortable about a person’s suicide being predicted! As I’ve mentioned above, I hope she has the right advice and support to ensure that she is protected.
Snap! I could make a catastrophe out of a molehill!
I think she is inspiring. I just hope that she is also protected.
Let’s hope that she is getting some sensible advice and support. It must be challenging enough, promoting causes on the global stage, before throwing a pervasive developmental disorder into the equation too. She needs to have people around her who care about her and make sure that she is not being taken advantage of.
I’m not sure. She has said that ‘Aspergers is her super power’ but to the best of my knowledge, she has never specified how.
I think it's interesting that she says, "given the right circumstances - being different is a superpower." In a way, I suppose she could just be saying that differences (in general) can be a superpower, rather than just referring to ASD. In terms of her reference to "the right circumstances", maybe she's acknowledging that people who are different will thrive in certain areas, even though they struggle in others. That's just my interpretation though :)
Whether we agree with Greta's statements or not, I do think it's really positive to see more media representation for women and girls with autism (although some of those journalists are clearly in the dark ages!).
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I think she's going to kill herself in her early 20s.
I hope I'm wrong.
my superpower is....overthinking! Or catastrophising.....Or having conversations a gazillion times in my head....
Personally I think it's inspiring that she went from staying at home, feeling she couldn't talk to anyone to being a leader figure in a protest movement. That's not something that happens every day!
As someone who has and still does struggle with confidence and forming connections with others, what's happened for her makes me think I might just need to try to keep on trying to meet people, until I find the right "tribe" to belong with.
She's a convenient, modern day, media-friendly Joan of Arc. A useful tool for general consumption of the muggles. They used to call people like her 'useful idiots'. Her naivety makes her at risk from the media vultures.
Have to agree. Appears to me she's being exploited as a tool to appeal to a wider audience. The fact that she's female, autistic and young looking for her age is no coincidence.
From what I understand, she's nothing without her pushy, well-connected parents - they're using her for their own ends.