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'Tiktokification' of autism

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I was just wondering what you guys think of how autism is presented on tiktok. On the one hand I see a good place to find relatable creators and community, and learn more about autism, but on the other hand I see things like misinformation and just a general presentation that generalises everyone with autism and some times just makes me feel icky.

Like terms like 'touch of the 'tism' and 'tism' seem infantilising? and just like people are afraid to say 'autism' to me?

And autism feels idk ? minimised? like it comes across as just kind of being quirky, and people are too comfortable with using it as the butt of a joke.

I do recognise the positives and I am glad it is being destigmatised to a certain extent.

Just wondering if you guys feel the same or if it is just me? I'm open minded about it and understand my unease could just be something about me personally.

Let me know what you think!

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  • I'm actually okay with things like "a touch of the 'tism" when it's other autistic people saying it. It really does come across differently when autistic people joke about being autistic vs other people making fun of us from the outside, and I think it's important to allow everyone to handle this in the way that suits them best, and for some people that will be humour.

    TikTok doesn't really allow for the time and space to talk about this sort of thing properly so I don't use it: I suspect a lot of misunderstandings there are caused by limitations on video length and content. It's also harder to avoid content you don't like there in comparison with something like Tumblr where you have to actively choose what you see, so it's basically an outrage machine.

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  • I'm actually okay with things like "a touch of the 'tism" when it's other autistic people saying it. It really does come across differently when autistic people joke about being autistic vs other people making fun of us from the outside, and I think it's important to allow everyone to handle this in the way that suits them best, and for some people that will be humour.

    TikTok doesn't really allow for the time and space to talk about this sort of thing properly so I don't use it: I suspect a lot of misunderstandings there are caused by limitations on video length and content. It's also harder to avoid content you don't like there in comparison with something like Tumblr where you have to actively choose what you see, so it's basically an outrage machine.

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