Hi.
Autistic person here
RFK Jr. didn’t “misspeak” when he called autism an “epidemic” that “dwarfs COVID.”
That’s eugenicist rhetoric.
We’re not a disease—we’re people.
The spectrum includes those who need support and those building the future. Diagnoses have expanded because understanding has improved—not because autism is “spreading.”
Dehumanizing us is not health policy. It’s dangerous
RFK Jr. no se equivocó al llamar al autismo una "epidemia" que "eclipsa al COVID".
Eso es retórica eugenésica.
No somos una enfermedad, somos personas.
El espectro incluye a quienes necesitan apoyo y a quienes construyen el futuro. Los diagnósticos se han expandido porque ha mejorado la comprensión, no porque el autismo se esté "propagando".
Deshumanizarnos no es una política sanitaria. Es peligroso.
@flexghost Here's the thing about cults: they need to have an enemy. Fighting this enemy is the only way they can justify the things they demand of their adherents. If a valid enemy doesn't exist, one must be manufactured.
This is intentional. They don't care who it harms.
@flexghost autism, is a tragedy, and needs to be avoided...
but when those shit fash do a nazi salute and hide behind a cowardly excuse that Elon is autistic suddenly(and only in this case) autism is good.
fuck those hypocritical fash.
@InorganicFella @flexghost 100% was just talking about their double standards.
like when they suddenly care for the environment when birds are hurt in wind turbines.
@InorganicFella @Anomalocaris42 @flexghost
My existence is not a tragedy. 🤦🏻♀️ You know how many non autistics have depended on my autism to get work done? To inspire? To teach? To see what they miss? To take care of them?
@todymotmot @InorganicFella @flexghost my apologies,
my reply was an attempt to draw attention to their hypocrisy, I believe they are full of bs.
Autism is a core part of humanity. I myself am diagnosed, and it is infuriating how we are treated as a burden, despite likely being a force that pushes civilization forwards (such as autism being more common in academia and research).
❤️ Ah, understand. I misread you, thank you for clarifying.
Strongly agree, MAGA is completely hypocritical and infuriating. 😔
**Edited**
My experience with autism has been different. Autism seems to facilitate extremes, and in my case, it explains my heightened ability to think independently, speak clearly, understand emotions, visualize how complex systems work, have compassion, value honesty and integrity, and avoid delusional reactions.
I lack the brain wiring that simplifies communication but can make non-auts susceptible to errors. And dulls their senses. I'm ok with my autism.
@todymotmot @flexghost I'm fine with my autism.
if anything, all the problems I have with autism is dealing with neurotypicals who expect everyone to be "normal",
@flexghost
How do people with autism usually feel about having it? Do they not mind, or would they rather be more neurotypical?
I'm genuinely curious.
@sloanlance I’m not going to speak for everybody with autism I’m sure there is a wide range of opinion opinions
If you’ve met one person with autism… You’ve met one person with autism
@sloanlance
As flexghost said, autists are all different.
Personally, I like some of my autistic traits (like my tendency toward explicit reasoning and my very good memory for certain things), and I dislike some other traits (like how exhausting it is for me to navigate social dynamics, and my uneven executive function).
I wouldn't want to be less autistic, but there are things I would like to be better at, and things I'd like some more accommodation for from society at large.
@flexghost
@flexghost Chosen by psychopath Trump for that purpose, RFK Jr. frequently emits an epidemic of BS. He shouldn't be, where he is now!
Even his sister knows.
"...
Rory warned her production team they had a potential liability: Her brother, though a prominent and successful environmental lawyer known for suing polluters, could be fast and loose with the facts. “He can say some crazy shit,” she told them, according to a person involved in the film. Kennedy’s interviews had to be thoroughly fact-checked “even though he might come across as an expert,” she said. “That’s who he is.”
..."
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history
A shocking photograph. Blowback from a Trump meeting. Alleged sexual assault. The Kennedys have voiced support for Joe Biden, but certain aspects of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s character are only just now coming to light.
Every fascist movement targets the neurodivergent early.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion_T4
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-murder-of-people-with-disabilities
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_euthanasia_in_Nazi_Germany
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/euthanasia-program
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21843187/
Tim Mellon's patronage for RFK Jr is also deeply bigoted.
Manufacturing desperation to build a fascist dictatorship
https://www.borgenmagazine.com/german-poverty-30s/
Outbreaks of contagious diseases always hit marginalized groups hardest, the poor, the illiterate, the uneducated.
#RFKjr is a bad person, some doctors say the definition of autism is too broad.
https://nypost.com/2023/04/24/doctor-who-broadened-autism-spectrum-sorry-for-over-diagnosis/
#reserach #actuallyadhd #actuallyautistic #autism
#ADHD #science #factsmatter
Before figuring out I'm autistic, my struggles were just me being a worthless piece of shit. Now I know what's going on and can actually manage my struggles a whole lot better and suicidality has dropped. So, some doctors are fucking wrong. How bout that!
What feels more like a disease is how #neurotypicals treat us
I'm not defective. But I'm treated as such if I listen to whats being said versus body language to a #nt . Same with a lot of various interactions.
Correct. His words were meant to pave the way for the dehumanizing and eventual erasure/elimination of “dysfunctional genetic mistakes.”
It’s the Project 2025 reboot of the master race policies.
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