We may not have everything pinned down yet, partially because of the "I am/my kid is special too!" movement; but if several or more symptoms aren't shared, the specific label shouldn't be shared.

orphiebaby · 2 months ago

We may not have everything pinned down yet, partially because of the "I am/my kid is special too!" movement; but if several or more symptoms aren't shared, the specific label shouldn't be shared.

orphiebaby · edit-2 2 months ago

I do like a lot of what you’re saying, but this over here made me raise an eyebrow:

In the end, whether someone is autistic or not (as currently defined by autism as a diagnosis) is subject to an arbitrary line where the judge says “this is/isn’t autistic enough”

So you’re saying that “whether someone is autistic or not is arbitrary, there is no finite criteria,” and “everybody’s a little autistic, some people are just more”?

SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

So you’re saying that “whether someone is autistic or not is arbitrary, there is no finite criteria,” and “everybody’s a little autistic, some people are just more”?

Not really, I’m fine with putting a line somewhere, I’m just acknowledging that such a line isn’t going to be objective, and some people would put it a little further or a little earlier.