All right, let's boat this Autism already so we can all go home.
Autism has become a major thing so analyzed and scrutinized because it's on the rise! Obviously something's to blame!!
...Except the thing is, a thousand conditions that years ago would have been considered minor psychological quirks or genetic damage. Asperger's and countless other minor conditions, learning deficiencies, and developmental disorders are all covered now under the almighty Autism banner. IIRC, Down's is considered an Autism spectrum disorder by some states for the purposes of Alt-Ed placement. So the biggest reason for the rise is an increase in diagnosis. Fucking ADD/ADHD are considered Autism spectrum now.
This said.
I work with developmentally disabled kids. Some of them have Cerebral Palsy or atrophied legs due to some kind of muscular/skeletal disorder and the skeletons living inside them need help. All of 'em have the big A atop this. A lot of these kids also are nonverbal, or deaf, or have sensory disorders as well. A few rare students have the full package, like one intensely kind little girl we have who can't hear without mechanical assistance, is blind in one eye, is barely mobile, and confined to a wheelchair. She still participates, even in her limited state, in the day-to-day goings on in and around her school. Each kid has a
suite of problems which in turn means they require specialized care. Many have full-time nurses, full-time medical care, and several
cannot survive on their own or accomplish anything on their own without assistance.
Many of these kids can talk. They're brilliant, they're kind, and they're real achievers despite their hindrances. Talk to 'em and you'll learn more than you ever expected because these kids aren't fooled by context. They're always listening, always learning, and they know who has their back and who their friends are. Even the nonverbal ones.
But their struggle's still there. And it's heartbreaking. So you do the only thing you can do - you celebrate their successes. You ignore the shit hand they were dealt, and you help 'em be the best they can. But they know, even with this. These kids would do
anything for a level of normalcy. Fuck, some of them
have! One of the parents on our runs has spent a sizable fortune just making sure that their child can have
something resembling a level of quality of life. Thanks to the procedures, their kid can see and hear. You'd better believe that if a cure existed, these parents would
murder the gods themselves to help their kids. And it's worth noting, this said: Atsimu is one slice of the exceptionally large shit pie they were served, but it's one that these kids, and more importantly, their parents, would cure tomorrow if there was a chance.
Similarly, you guys with legit Autism here on the Farms? We're cool. I have respect for you guys.
Wanting a cure for it has nothing to do with you all. Keep rocking and try to keep your respective power levels down, you're all
better than that.
Which brings us, finally, to these Autism Culture Faggots.
Stop defending them. At all.
And I'll tell you why, right the fuck now:
They're Autistic in the same way Vade is.
Don't believe me? Take a good fucking long look at their dialogue. It's fucking
identical to the claims used by the transracial, transableism, Multiple System, and Otherkin communities. As I reported on in this fucking article
here, the Multiple System community looks at legitimate psychological diagnosis as
murder because of the medically-accepted way to deal with multiple personality disorder and delusional mania (integration). For fuck's sake,
even the Wikipedia article on these dumbasses says openly that they originated from the counter-culture against Autism treatments, and the most common arguments against testing for genetic markers are specifically as alarmist as fucking possible.
Which brings us to their peer reviewed content: Articles that specifically covers how Autistic people are not treated well enough by the state (a legitimate argument). None of them make the argument in a credible way that Autism is something that
must be preserved and is necessary. Quite the contrary, cursory examination of Autistic conditions show that the bulk of them count as physical, mental, and psychological maladies. I don't see anyone making the argument that fucking Polio needs to stick around, but I do see people saying that Down's Syndrome does, since that's covered under Autism Spectrum by the state.
All of which lead me to the meat and potatoes of what I'm getting at, which is that
assholes like this fall into the same category a fucking Vade. The
exact fucking same. "
But Jaimas!" I hear you declare with alacrity. "
This individual clearly has Autism!" To which I respond: "
Yes, and about 90% of them are going to be all about shrieking about how great their Autism is so they can use it as an excuse for why they should never be held accountable for their actions." Take a long look at these brain-geniuses preach, and you see the same dicking patterns. In fact, canny Kiwis will immediately fucking notice that
someone y'all should know by now has made these same fucking arguments. If you haven't figured it out,
they helped cultivate the first generation of Autistic people.
So.... Yes, we should recognize the achievements of Autistic people.
And yes, we should fight for the rights of those with Autism to have better, more independent lives.
What we should
not do is listen to people who claim that we must allow Autism to remain untreated and unopposed because
muh culture. To ignore it when assholes cynically use it as a fucking anti-criticism shield. These people can - and will - ADF this shit
if you let them. To many of these people, any condition they have is just currency to be bartered in the
Disadvantage Economy. The only solution is to mock those who do so and fight for the ones who aren't fucking pricks.
....Sorry it had to come to this post, folks. I now encourage you to resume laughing at CatParty's wit and wisdom.