“Non-neurotypical” is the new black turtleneck. Mark of misunderstood Jobsian genius.
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There seems to be growing abuse of self-declared non-neurotypicality to excuse treating others badly, or worse people arbitrarily designated “neurotypicals” as unenlightened subhuman hive-mind drones who mistake your enlightened X-Men geniusing for assholery
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The handful of obviously outlier non-neurotypicals I know well personally, without exception, take great pains to avoid inadvertently hurting others. This makes me somehow skeptical of self-serving incivility. I have a nasty, suspicious mind that way.
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Antisocial behavior ends up harming everyone.
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If A is being an asshole to B, then benefit of doubt goes to B, who is being visibly harmed. The burden of proof that it is not assholery but a worse burden than the victim is on A, who is demanding accommodation.
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