The GrunklerAug 5, 2023

What would society look like if most people were autistic?

https://lemmy.world/post/2722329

What would society look like if most people were autistic? - Lemmy.world

I would imagine most societies would look sort of like Germany or Japan, but the real question is which widespread social norms are directly or indirectly caused by endemic and widespread Neurotypical Disorder, as well as what those social norms would be replaced by For example, I would expect the attached poster to not exist for various obvious reasons. But how do you think an autistic society would handle the indication of listening/attentiveness?

Show threadSquidsAug 6, 2023

I feel like all these utopian ideas fail to take into account that uh, autism takes a lot of different forms and some of them ask for completely opposite things.

Some autistic people have a…laissez-faire approach to hygiene, some are neurotic about being clean. Some stim, others would rather commit murder than hear that goddamn toy go “clicky clack” one more fucking time. Some are hyperempathetic with no sense of personal space, others have low empathy and just want to be left the fuck alone. And that’s before you start considering comobidities - I think most people with ADHD would rather die than eat deliberately understimilating “autism cusine”

I feel like most people here are answering “what would it look like if everyone was your specific brand of autism?” not “what would it look like if most people were autistic?”

Show threadpogosortAug 6, 2023
This is something I tried to take into consideration for my comment as it is difficult to really give a definitive answer. I think people forget that autistic people aren't guaranteed to cooperate with each other and may even have more conflicts.
Show threadThe Grunkler

That is certainly true in my experience. I remember making a friend in middle school, but when I told him I thought baseball was boring he got very mad at me and never forgave me.

Baseball was his SI

Aug 6, 2023 at 6:10pmWeb