Thread by @DeeNewtsoda

There has been a lot of research about autistics over the years, but this one really took the cake! 🍰

Find out what happened when researchers attempted to compare the moral compass of autistic and non-autistic people... (1/2)

#AutisticComicTakeover #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Here's a link to the original study:
jneurosci.org/content/41/8/1…

I have to mute this now because the notifications are frying my phone and I'm overwhelmed, lol, but a couple notes before I go:

1) There is a slip-up on page 3! It should read 'increased' instead of 'undue'. The source I used the quote from paraphrased the science talk, but it's not a direct quote and therefore misleading. I'll be sure to edit it.

2) This study was fundamentally flawed in the way it was set up. Please don't use it as "proof" that one group is "better" than the other. This comic means to highlight how bad research pathologises everything about us autistics and creates stigma.

I am deeply unhappy that one of the quotes on page 3 contained inaccurate wording. I have therefore attached a new version of page 3 with better fitting quotes taken directly from the study.
I wish Twitter had an edit button!!