Do you consider autism a disability?
I don't think an all NT society would do great either. Any world needs diversity to grow.
And just look at the majority-NT world we actually have! Poverty, repression, war, impending climate disaster.... Not exactly a utopia.
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I don't think an all NT society would do great either. Any world needs diversity to grow.
And just look at the majority-NT world we actually have! Poverty, repression, war, impending climate disaster.... Not exactly a utopia.
exactly.
Not a fan of earth
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If a person can't work and/or needs constant care, then autism is definitely a disability.
Well said.
I feel like my autism is a disability because if I wasn't autistic, I would have at least been a supervisor at this point.
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It's my fault, to be honest. I have a tendency to meow in the halls. I was written up because of this about 25 years ago LOL
I don’t find meowing as satisfying as bird noises or sometimes extremely annoying vocal exercises I learned in voice lessons.
If it’s been 25 years since you’ve been written up, they should be over it by now.
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In textbooks and majority's opinion: Yes.
In my opinion: Either. It can be a matter of when and why than a flat-out yes/no.
What, as much as the majority exists, should those that don't be ignored?
What I truly consider a disability? Human limitations. Always have, and always will be.
Be it the individual cannot handle autism itself and have a disability out of it for any reason or circumstance, or that individuals and society cannot/refuse to handle autistic individuals for whatever reasons or circumstance.
In my own case though? All I need is a better EF. No need to get rid of autism. Autism is just a weight for me to carry as much as any who does.
But to able to afford it's weight and the willingness to carry the weight is another story.
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To establish whether or not autism is a disability, we must first determine what it means to have a disability.
Disability - 1. a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
2. a disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law.
3. any continuing condition that restricts everyday activities.
Under all of these definitions, people on the low-functioning end have a disability, but for people on the higher-functioning end it's not as clear-cut.
1. At very least you could argue that those with hyposensitivity and hypersensitivity have limits on their senses. You could also make the case that executive functioning issues and deficits in social skills limit one's activities. So under this definition, autism would be a disability unless you lack sensory issues, executive functioning issues and issues with social skills.
2. Considering that having poor social skills is a major disadvantage, and autistic people are grossly overrepresented In unemployment statistics, under this definition Autism would have to be a disability.
3. You could really make the case either way. Depends on the individual for this definition.
But society is such that we are not included.
I think for autistic people to not be disadvantaged at all in society, it would have to be set up in such a way that level of social competence doesn't matter, in the same way that for blind people not to be disadvantaged in society, everybody would need to wear blindfolds 24/7.
Here in the U.S.A. at least, those government services aren't available to just anyone diagnosed with autism, especially as an adult. Only those with documented sufficient lifelong problems with "adaptive functioning" are eligible.
I'm not eligible for either SSI or NY State's OPWDD services, for example, because, although I recently received an ASD diagnosis and was told there's no question that I qualify for that diagnosis, I score too high on a test of "adaptive functioning." I wouldn't have expected to be eligible for these benefits anyway, because, although I am under-employed, I HAVE managed to hold down jobs for good long periods of time.
Of course, whether you like the idea or not, such a brain transplant ain't happening. And the search for a "cure," whether you like the idea or not, has turned out to be a bottomless rabbit hole. It appears that ASD isn't just one condition but a heterogeneous category of MANY distinct though similarly-manifesting neurological conditions, with many different genetic causes, including unpredictable new mutations as well as inherited genes.
That being the case, we are best off accepting ourselves and working together (hopefully with help from some autistic-friendly NT's) to build a world where we can put to good use whatever strengths and talents we may have.
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