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onesie wednesday 2nd April coming

longman

Now forgive me being a bit of a misery and cynic, but can someone please elucidate "onesie Wednesday" - maybe a NAS Moderator, as this is a NAS instigated fund raising event.

For one thing the idea that anyone wore attire like this was a revelation for me. Is this more American....or maybe a London thing.....?

But I wonder too what some spectrum folks think of rattling buckets in a crowded street wearing one piece pyjamas in a weird design.......

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  • Anil A - Mod said:

    Purely from my point of view here, I agree that onesies by themselves do not represent an invisible disability all that well. Nor am in a rush to wear one, either. That said, it makes for a great visual impact and so I would wear one, particularly if it meant that a passerby stopped to ask me more about who I was fundraising for. Great opportunity to explain more about autism. 

     

    That said, I have floated some ideas for how to represent an invisible disability better from a campaigns point of view. Hopefully we'll be able to make them happen. 

    At risk of seeming too serious...

    Therein lies the problem for me: The wearing of onesies has been described as showing that "it's OK to be different" (with the implication that this is referring to autistic difference) rather than simply to grab attention.  Onsies seem like a superficial, silly, attention-grabbing difference, which doesn't really reflect autistic difference.  This is illustrated by the words "doing everyday activities in a not-so-everyday outfit".  Autistic differences run far deeper, have much more serious and significant effects, and can deliver very real benefits to society.  Being autistic doesn't mean that I do things like everybody else whilst superficially appearing different; it means that I am different in ways that significantly affect day-to-day activities.  Wearing onesies is also a choice, unlike being autistic.  Looking ridiculous to grab attention when collecting for charity and making a serious point about autism are very different things and I'm not convinced that combining them in this way is helpful.

    To show that I am not a complete bore though, I am a huge fan of the use of satire to make a point.  E.g. as The Now Show does and Dead Ringers used to.  I think that this has huge potential to make serious points about autistic difference in a fun way e.g. I love online articles about "Neurotypical Syndrome".

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  • Anil A - Mod said:

    Purely from my point of view here, I agree that onesies by themselves do not represent an invisible disability all that well. Nor am in a rush to wear one, either. That said, it makes for a great visual impact and so I would wear one, particularly if it meant that a passerby stopped to ask me more about who I was fundraising for. Great opportunity to explain more about autism. 

     

    That said, I have floated some ideas for how to represent an invisible disability better from a campaigns point of view. Hopefully we'll be able to make them happen. 

    At risk of seeming too serious...

    Therein lies the problem for me: The wearing of onesies has been described as showing that "it's OK to be different" (with the implication that this is referring to autistic difference) rather than simply to grab attention.  Onsies seem like a superficial, silly, attention-grabbing difference, which doesn't really reflect autistic difference.  This is illustrated by the words "doing everyday activities in a not-so-everyday outfit".  Autistic differences run far deeper, have much more serious and significant effects, and can deliver very real benefits to society.  Being autistic doesn't mean that I do things like everybody else whilst superficially appearing different; it means that I am different in ways that significantly affect day-to-day activities.  Wearing onesies is also a choice, unlike being autistic.  Looking ridiculous to grab attention when collecting for charity and making a serious point about autism are very different things and I'm not convinced that combining them in this way is helpful.

    To show that I am not a complete bore though, I am a huge fan of the use of satire to make a point.  E.g. as The Now Show does and Dead Ringers used to.  I think that this has huge potential to make serious points about autistic difference in a fun way e.g. I love online articles about "Neurotypical Syndrome".

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