So, I’m thinking that the way Autism is diagnosed and expanded is in part to diminish and control the predispositions of intelligent White men specifically, and not at all to do with this ‘spectrum’ nonsense.
Someone smarter than me, what’s your thoughts on this?
I agree. I have always thought it was ridiculous how Asperger's Syndrome became lumped under the same label as nonverbal children who can't help but hit themselves. The autism "spectrum" label keeps becoming more and more vague to where we're seeing every kid on TikTok claim the label. Autism is being used to describe any degree of nonconformity. I've refused to seek out a formal autism diagnosis, because those I tell that I might have Asperger's to, always use it against me whenever I note any patterns about social groups.
I've seen this come up a couple times on this site and on threads on 4chan, too.
First, the conflation of Asperger's with what was once autism is insane, and I do think part of it was "We don't want something named after a NAAAAAAAAAAAAAZI."
Second, a lot of the problems autistic people have could be addressed/minimized in a more pleasant society, so the problem isn't really with the people who have it if they aren't the nonverbal hand-flappy level of retarded.
Some examples just off the top of my head:
- If we prioritize quiet, this is more pleasant for people with sound sensitivity.
- If we prioritize timeliness, consistency, and reliability, this provides a sense of peace and security.
- How about things like... Allowing for individual work and self-direction? Allowing for people to have their own spaces? Respect for personal space in general? Even things like focusing on the quality of food instead of intensity of flavor experience?
- Uh oh! We've done it again. Thanks for catching us, Smithsonian.
It also reminds me of something I read just yesterday in an article titled
India: It's Worse Than You Think
Even my privileged upbringing in India had ingrained into me layers upon layers of confused worldviews, and dishonest, scheming behavior. Despite my best intentions, shaking them off and rewiring my thinking took decades. Any erroneous belief I became aware of and tried to change clashed with other deeply ingrained beliefs and mental patterns. It was like trying to replace a broken brick in the castle of my cognitive constructs without destabilizing the entire structure. At times, I had to get drunk just to find a fleeting sense of sanity.
With time, I noticed that I began to sleep better and felt mentally freer. Even my body started to change, and the mental cloud that had clogged my thoughts began to lift. A reassuring sense that those around me had my back was immensely helpful. The confusing and contradictory thoughts that had caused chronic stress started to fade.
"That's just your autism black-and-white thinking" gets used at me a lot by a specific friend, whenever I say a non-politically correct opinion about a group like trannies, Jews, or Indians. "Not all [insert here]" is a completely irrelevant idiotic statement to make in rebuttal to a pattern being noticed.
Also, calling it "black and white thinking" is just what it looks like from other people's point of view. I genuinely believe those with the tism see more shades of grey than others, so all the seeking to figure out "black" vs "white" is more like someone from a culture that has one word for "bluegreen" trying to understand a culture that has two different words, and then trying to hold and maintain which is "blue" and which is "green" because the consequences of guessing wrong can be devastating.
Why isn't there a third word, even? There could be three colors here.
Just for fun:
https://ismy.blue/
