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Thoughts on autism? Advocacy? Neurodiversity? Neuroqueering? Feminist Disability Studies?

sommersunshine

Hi everyone! 

I would love to hear any thoughts you have on autism and any of it's related topics. This can be anything from 'why is it a disorder' to 'why is disability not often considered in intersectional feminist works'! This is my special interest, and I'd love to chat with some like-minded folks!! 

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  • You have come to the right group  

    Why is it a disorder? Like others, I  believe this is simply a matter of autistic people being substantially a minority, because the diagnostic criteria are based on "pathology" comparisons which compare against neurotypical behaviour, and because the skills that autistic people demonstrate are undervalued (for whatever reason) by wider society.  Put simply autstic people are an "othered" minority.

    To my shame my knowledge and experience of intersectional feminist works is not very great.  I suspect tho' that the answer lies in gender and race being most focused upon in this area so far and hope that it is because the disability rights movement has yet to achieve its goals.  

    In respect to both questions this years BBC podcast are available of Dutch historian Rutger Bregman the 2025 Reith Lectures, called "Moral Revolution."  I am finding listening to them very stimulating and perhaps they might strike a chord with you too.

    Best Wishes

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  • You have come to the right group  

    Why is it a disorder? Like others, I  believe this is simply a matter of autistic people being substantially a minority, because the diagnostic criteria are based on "pathology" comparisons which compare against neurotypical behaviour, and because the skills that autistic people demonstrate are undervalued (for whatever reason) by wider society.  Put simply autstic people are an "othered" minority.

    To my shame my knowledge and experience of intersectional feminist works is not very great.  I suspect tho' that the answer lies in gender and race being most focused upon in this area so far and hope that it is because the disability rights movement has yet to achieve its goals.  

    In respect to both questions this years BBC podcast are available of Dutch historian Rutger Bregman the 2025 Reith Lectures, called "Moral Revolution."  I am finding listening to them very stimulating and perhaps they might strike a chord with you too.

    Best Wishes

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