Your opinion doesn't count because you're high functioning

[rainbow_goddess]

I like to read articles on the Huffington Post website. One such article I read recently was on "Things not to say to a child-free woman." The comments to the article turned into a debate, with some people wondering why on earth anyone could possibly choose to not have children

Comments

[teal_cuttlefish]

By her logic, she can't speak for her child either, because she isn't autistic. What she sees does not at all compare to what her child sees. Perhaps she sees them as trapped and they see the world as fascinating. Perhaps, despite her gloomy predictions, they will learn to communicate (or not) and have a fulfilling life with meaning for themself. If she cannot accept or respect the view of a person with autism, how can we trust that she knows or cares what her child's view even is?

[choirlass]

So... did they eliminate the comments from anyone who isn't autistic? Seriously, if you are not "autistic enough" to comment, and by their definition anyone who can type a coherent sentence is not, then why enable comments at all?

[katisconfused]

Ulgh. I honestly kind of support anyone advertizing that statement because anyone who believes it should not have children and I hope that they convince all the people who think that to not have children too.
I feel so bad for their kid. That has to be a toxic environment if they are openly acting like their kid is some sort of curse. ULGH. Parents of disabled kids can be so gross.

Also I don't think I have ever been able to tell anyone was "low functioning" by an internet conversation unless that conversation consisted of talking about autism. Exactly what is that supposed to look like? Like I legit do not even know how you are supposed to determine that.

[fuyuhimi]

Word to all of this.

I've experienced severe decline in skills some years, I've experienced pretty much 'prodigy' way of them in others, all depending on my complex living situation. There really isn't a way for neurotypical (or even allistic) people to judge how well 'functioning' one is, especially with how fluctulating that can be through life of autistic people.