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25 Jun 2011, 5:16 am

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Wow, whatever.Another low functioner apologist.I am in no way deficient, but LFAs are.


And I'm sure there are NTs who think you're deficient. I guess everyone needs someone to look down upon so they can feel better about themselves.


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25 Jun 2011, 5:18 am

Tantricbadass wrote:
Wow, whatever.Another low functioner apologist.I am in no way deficient, but LFAs are.


Wow, another Aspie supremacist. :roll:



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25 Jun 2011, 5:19 am

In principle, no there is nothing wrong with being Autistic.

But the fact that this world is built for NTs, it just makes me feel that there is something wrong with having Autism.

Like everywhere you go, things are loud. Employers are looking for people with normal social skills. People expect too much out of you when you are an adult. People glare at you in the street, just because you find it hard to conform. All of these come bad on Aspies, or people with other NL disabilities too. And there are plenty more what I can't think of.


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25 Jun 2011, 5:22 am

Joe90 wrote:
In principle, no there is nothing wrong with being Autistic.

But the fact that this world is built for NTs, it just makes me feel that there is something wrong with having Autism.

Like everywhere you go, things are loud. Employers are looking for people with normal social skills. People expect too much out of you when you are an adult. People glare at you in the street, just because you find it hard to conform. All of these come bad on Aspies, or people with other NL disabilities too. And there are plenty more what I can't think of.


You're talking about the social model of disability:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_model_of_disability

Except the point of the social model is to say there's nothing wrong with us for being disabled, but with society for not accommodating us.