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starkid
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07 Jan 2018, 8:21 pm

I wanted to continue reading replies to that thread. There was nothing belittling posted about women or NTs. It's a statistical fact that fewer women than men are diagnosed with autism. Even if weren't true, it would simply be a factual error, not some kind of insult to women.

And asking about NTs supposed behavior on this site is not belittling either.



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07 Jan 2018, 8:44 pm

He said he doesn't think women can have autism. That is not a fact.

And there are reasons fewer women have been diagnosed, including sexism on the part of clinicians. This has been talked about before on this site and in books like Tony Atwood's.



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08 Jan 2018, 1:24 am

karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
He said he doesn't think women can have autism. That is not a fact.

Also he basically accused most members of faking autism and pretty much said NT's don't have many problems in life.


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08 Jan 2018, 10:34 am

It was basically an attack thread and members being provoked by mocking the OP.


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