Q&A: Faking Normal

Aug 24, 2016 16:34


Q: Why do you "bash" autistic people who want to learn to be normal? Why do you encourage them to be autistic?

A: We encourage people to “be autistic” because we’ve tried faking normal ourselves, and it led to a lot of pain. We want to spare them that ( Read more... )

autistic culture, therapy, neurodiversity, quality of life

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ext_3685194 September 25 2016, 19:24:59 UTC
For me it is not only about getting rid of the pain and fatigue (because there will always be someone not much humanistic, who may to say: "Hey disabled, just sit in a corner and suffer in silence, Mother Nature is not on your side!") But it's also about efficiency, usefulness, profitability to society. If I waste 90% (190% heh) of my energy for "to be like normal", as a result I almost worthless. Nothing more than a deadly tired funky shit with IQ160. Is it really good for the community, eh?

Actually, autistic even not someone who "quite good and can be useful". They can be awesome and indispensable too. Just let them be themselves and help them to orient in surrounding neurotypical madness and chaos, and get your profit. I can (and love to) study/work hard and well, but I can not organize it in my life. For the life of me, I can`t.

I think that if the society (for it own development!) does not give value and does not handle properly with so interesting and useful resource as it autistic part, than it is a sad problem of society.

I never wrote so much in English. I hope it is readable a little)) Really sorry, if not.

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