Would the world be better off if it was run by autistics?

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03 Dec 2012, 11:18 pm

A world run by autistics?

If the OP means LFA's, who by definition cant run their own lives, clearly the answer is no. Folks who cant dress themeselves cant run the world.

If he means HFA's or aspies- who's ranks may include famous talented people, thats something else.. But its still not obvious how a world run by even the finest high functioning spectrumites would be an improvement over a world run by nt's-even for people on the spectrum itsself.

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04 Dec 2012, 12:35 pm

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Very well said. :thumleft:

And that's coming from the boy who lied about the German pirates.

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04 Dec 2012, 12:41 pm

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Einstein

It is not clear that Einstein was on the Spectrum, whereas Dirac was an Aspie for sure.

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04 Dec 2012, 4:00 pm

Of course neurotypicals will say that Einstein was not autistic.

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04 Dec 2012, 4:56 pm

If the world was run by HFAs every city would be futuristic like this [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU_mXe0AChk[/youtube]If the world is run by LFAs every cityi would be like this [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Aby1zEHVBo[/youtube]but since it is run by NTs you have a mixture of both!

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04 Dec 2012, 5:29 pm

visagrunt wrote:

Raptor wrote:

Very well said. :thumleft:

And that's coming from the boy who lied about the German pirates.

German pirates?

Are they something like the Swiss pirates?

You know-the Swiss pirates who terrorize the coasts of the Czech Republic, and prey upon Bolivian ships?

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04 Dec 2012, 5:57 pm

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We are not special.
We are not better than NTs.
We are not superior beings.
We are not the "next step on the evolutionary ladder."
We are not the future of humanity.

We are people. We are no less complex, no less flawed, no less extraordinary than any other people.

We are different, to be sure. But that difference does not entitle us to any belief in our superiority.

Agreed. I've seen and experienced some pretty bad behavior from people on the spectrum who are in powerful positions. And they have no idea..... So I say by no means are we better by default, and maybe have the potential to be worse than any NT..... Best to know your own strengths and weaknesses and try to survive out there....

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04 Dec 2012, 8:27 pm

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Its difficult for me to get this ASvNT paradigm out of my head, really hard.

Especially when i look at my facebook wall or TV and there are hundreds of 'normal' people screaming at X factor or American Idol like laboratory rats clawing the side of their cage for a treat.

As opposed to the thousands of autistics, many of whom are considered high-functioning, who start screaming because someone moved the couch?

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04 Dec 2012, 8:42 pm

ruveyn wrote:

It is not clear that Einstein was on the Spectrum, whereas Dirac was an Aspie for sure.

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