One of the cruelest jokes society plays on the #autistic community is drilling into the brains of very young children with a predisposition for creative, out-of-the-box problem solving, and telling them that they themselves are, in fact, The Problem.
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@orangegoldgreen @actuallyautistic
Yeah, I learned to hate what were my gifts
@orangegoldgreen @actuallyautistic
I recently looked up 'hyperlexia and autism' (for an article, looking for references and stats), and to my astonishment all the first results were about how it's a *problem* and (even) how to 'cure' your child from wanting to recognise and form letters and numbers earlier than they're meant to.
Big eye roll. 🙄
@KatyElphinstone @orangegoldgreen @actuallyautistic
Wait, how is _that_ a problem?
Exactly what I wondered.
Maybe the lack of conformism just scares people?
Maybe if people learn to read sooner, they may get a chance to learn things you don't want them to?
No idea 🤔
@KatyElphinstone @orangegoldgreen @actuallyautistic oh no, the autists are learning /s
It's painful to hear that literally just. Learning and being interested in a core life skill is pathologised
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