Autism is an illegible feature

"How disabling it is depends as much on your social circumstances as it does on your symptoms."
"It turns out that, actually, most people are uncomfortable around social difference and get considerably less comfortable when you point it out."

Laurie Penny: https://observer.co.uk/news/first-person/article/laurie-penny-autism @socialpsych via @hosford42

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‘I came out as autistic. Everyone said: That explains a lot’

An autism diagnosis helped Laurie Penny make sense of their experiences, but its real value was in helping them understand the rest of society

The Observer