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#AutismMyth When you are verbal, you are "High Functioning"#AutismTruth No Autistic person is "High Functioning" nor "Low Functioning" because functioning labels are harmfulPrikaži ovu nit -
#autismmyth We have a long way to go. Textbooks that are in use today still perpetuate the myth that autistic people are lacking in empathy. This is curriculum reading. As an#ActuallyAutistic academic student, it HURTS to read, because my fellow students don’t know it’s a myth!pic.twitter.com/xJRQhh2Qfb
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Autism doesn’t have a “look”. You can’t guess if someone is autistic or not just by looking at them. “You don’t look autistic” is garbage and implyin’ you got some mad predjudice as to who autistic people are.
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#AutismMyth "High Functioning" Autists can get therapy and lead a "normal" life#AustimTruth Only outwardly so, and only with acceptance and support for their struggles. Inwardly, we will never be "cured" and will always have more difficulty interacting with the "normal" world.Prikaži ovu nit -
#AutismMyth Autistic people have no empathy#AutismTruth We literally fucking do though???? why you dipshits think otherwise is beyond mehttps://twitter.com/steve_asbell/status/1221587297528885249 … -
Yes, but where is the original research & how was it compiled? When was the data last collected? This 16% is quoted all over the place but is it true or current (11years at least)? Many more autiscs being found now. Could it be an
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#autismmyth: autistics can never hold jobs or go to college#autismtruth: I'm doing both at the same time. It's hard but many do it. -
#AutismMyth is there is high and low functioning Autistics. No one would think of me as high functioning if they witnessed a meltdown or a shutdown. We all have our negatives and our positives. https://twitter.com/steve_asbell/status/1221587297528885249 … -
Persons with autism don’t want friends.
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#AutismMyth: Autistic people struggle with empathy.#AutismTruth: Autistic people and non-autistic people have barriers to empathize with each other, but only autistic people are forced to overcome those barriers to function in NT society.#DoubleEmpathyProblemhttps://twitter.com/steve_asbell/status/1221587297528885249 … -
#AutismMyth: Autistics don't like fashion or makeup.#AutismTruth: Some autistics don't wear makeup and focus on the comfort of clothing due to sensory issues or aesthetic preferences. But some autistics like myself love makeup and will dress uncomfortably for vanity! https://twitter.com/steve_asbell/status/1221587297528885249 …pic.twitter.com/l2rEDdmpEq
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#AutismMyth: We don't understand humor.#AutismTruth: We get your joke, we just don't think it's funny. -
#AutismMyth: Autism has a "specific look" and autistic people always "look autistic"#AutismTruth: it's a neurotype, not a hair colour.https://twitter.com/steve_asbell/status/1221587297528885249 … -
#AutismMyth: we are all really bad at empathy#AutismTruth: I went home and cried daily when I was a teaching assistant because I didn’t know how to deal with what my students were going through. I am, in fact, too empathetic for my own goodhttps://twitter.com/steve_asbell/status/1221587297528885249 … -
#AutismMyth: “You don’t act autistic”#AutismTruth: “If you were punished and alienated your whole life for acting autistic, you wouldn’t act autistic either.”https://twitter.com/steve_asbell/status/1221587297528885249 … -
#AutismMyth Autistic people have a single special interest that is a) boring for everyone else and b) always evident.#AutismTruth special interests can come and go, change, hide, and disappear -
#AutismMyth: We struggle with social interaction because we're inferior at it. Autism = deficits.#AutismTruth: We struggle with inter-neurotype communication because autistic people and allistic people have different communication styles. We do great with other autistics! -
#AutismMyth: Autistic people can't recognize social cues.#AutismTruth: Autistic people have their behaviors scrutinized so much, they can be more socially aware than allistic people. -
#AutismMyth : All autistic people are socially crippled, but have some mind-blowing savant ability, probably involving maths.#AutismTruth : We typically have challenges socially, but it is quite rare for anyone to be a savant, autistic or otherwise.
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