UndeadToaster wrote:
I might not have an ASD, so perhaps my perception is different...
But I think there is quite a bit of unjustified NT hatred (maybe too strong a word, I don't know) on this site... They are strongly stereotyped as being the exact opposite as those on the autism spectrum, when there is probably more diversity within the NT population than within the autistic population. Many NT's are genuine people, and they can't help many of the things they do any more than ASD people can and have even less of a reason to change. Some people here certainly have had terrible experiences with NT's but their behavior is wrongly assumed to be caused by them being NT. Sorry for the awkward phrasing, hopefully that makes sense...
Hatred is not to strong a word. Being a small minority for over 5 decades I can understand why the hatred occurs but hatred is hatred. And it is pretty much unjustified. I have run into a whole bunch of NT's that are blunt, direct, and don't care about, or purposely try to hurt peoples feelings. I have run into NT's who are 3,4,,5 times as intelligent as myself. Pigeonholing 98.5% of the population is just wrong. Spending post after post bemoaning how they just don't understand us, they hate etc then enjoying this bit of immature whining is known as hypocrisy.
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DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity.