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*An appeal to NON-autistic people: please take a few moments to read this thread*
We (#Neurodivergent people) were taught early in life that everything YOU (#Allistics) said and did was what WE (#Autistics etc) had to aspire to.
We weren’t even told an alternative existed. 1/9
We (#Neurodivergent people) were taught early in life that everything YOU (#Allistics) said and did was what WE (#Autistics etc) had to aspire to.
We weren’t even told an alternative existed. 1/9
Our #Autism was suppressed before we knew the word for it.
When we protested, we were met with punishment and ostracism.
When we suffered in silence, we were never rewarded for protecting YOU from our *legitimate* anger.
We were converted to #AutisticMasking to survive. 2
When we protested, we were met with punishment and ostracism.
When we suffered in silence, we were never rewarded for protecting YOU from our *legitimate* anger.
We were converted to #AutisticMasking to survive. 2
All children need mirroring for healthy development. We #Autistics received very little.
Our talents were often not recognized or acknowledged. If they were, it was not for our benefit, but for yours.
Our faults were all noted and attributed to us alone. 3
Our talents were often not recognized or acknowledged. If they were, it was not for our benefit, but for yours.
Our faults were all noted and attributed to us alone. 3
This thread is in response to a recent thread by @leoniedelt that was interesting & provocative & hopefully won’t be a magnet for trolls, but as it stands, deserves a healthy debate.
As a bereaved parent & multiple trauma survivor & a psychiatrist of 30 years & a multiply
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As a bereaved parent & multiple trauma survivor & a psychiatrist of 30 years & a multiply
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#Disabled #ActuallyAutistic & #AutisticParent, I am very accustomed to being a member of heterogenous groups that share one overarching life experience that sets them apart from the rest of society.
In a bereaved parents’ group, we are there to support one another
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In a bereaved parents’ group, we are there to support one another
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unconditionally.
Everyone is in the same boat, having suffered unimaginable loss, so it really isn’t cool to create a hierarchy of suffering based on how old your child was when they died or their cause of death or how many children died or how many are still alive or
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Everyone is in the same boat, having suffered unimaginable loss, so it really isn’t cool to create a hierarchy of suffering based on how old your child was when they died or their cause of death or how many children died or how many are still alive or
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It’s not just the general public that misinterprets #Autistic “severity” & hidden meanings from observable behaviours (see analysis in ‘A Tale of Two Ableisms’ by @TheAspergianCom RT @RussellRElliot) re. GretaThunberg & Kodi Lee.
Even professionals can get it wrong.
Even professionals can get it wrong.
A so-called body language expert’s interpretation of Greta Thunberg’s #Autistic facial expressions is a case in point. For some time now Greta Thunberg has been a convenient target for unsolicited thoughts from all sorts of people in this world, good and bad.
Yet since most of us have never met Greta or her parents, nearly all of these must be projections from the inner recesses of people’s psyches, good and bad.
