Autistic traits I often see perceived/used as evidence that a person is âstupidâ
A thread for allistics
A thread for allistics
Not understanding sarcasm or social cues. Not being able to âread between the linesâ or âread the room.â Taking things literally and at face value. Not immediately getting jokes or puns.
Not understanding supposedly âsimpleâ instructions, needing simplified step by step instructions. Needing things explained multiple times for understanding.
Trouble with words; with finding the right words, with explaining things clearly, with describing things.
Lacking in supposed âcommon senseâ when a lot of âcommon senseâ is determined by very allistic standards and may not make sense from an autistic viewpoint. Also a lot of âcommon senseâ is deemed âobviousâ so weâre expected to just *know.*
Short attention span/getting distracted easily. Forgetfulness.
Lack of facial expressions and âunder-reactingâ to things. Being supposedly âemotionlessâ because we donât express our emotions in a ânormalâ way. Also the opposite, âoverreactingâ and unusually intense/prolonged reactions.
Impulsivity. Acting or speaking without thinking, without realizing the impact on others.
A tendency to âstate the obvious.â
Or not understand things that are âobviousâ to others. Asking questions with âobviousâ answers.
Or not understand things that are âobviousâ to others. Asking questions with âobviousâ answers.
Being unintentionally funny. Saying things seriously and not realizing how they may come off, then getting confused when people laugh.
Ok, time to mute this thread! But first: https://twitter.com/dykeachillean/status/1346023682007650306">https://twitter.com/dykeachil...
One last thing: this can apply to a lot of disabled people who arenât autistic, yes! However Iâve seen a lot of allistic neurodivergents (particularly allistic adhd folk) participate in anti autistic bigotry and would like yâall to examine that and do better
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Also, intelligence as a measure of someoneâs morality/worth is ableist! The purpose of this thread was to point out the inherent ableism in the way people measure intelligence, not to put down Intellectually disabled folk in any way. So donât bring that shit here.
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