sonjaMar 9

 

https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/uta-frith-interview-autism-not-spectrum

@autistics #actuallyautistic

Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum

The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

Tes Magazine
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@emily_rugburn @autistics "we're all neurodiverse" get in the bin
Mar 9 at 2:39amWeb
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@kinsale42 @autistics agreed. people like this make me crazy because theyre not autistic and dont have to deal with all the stupid shit i deal with every day.
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@emily_rugburn @autistics yeah I got down to the "it's difficult to hold a conversation with someone who's actually autistic" and my eyes tried to roll right out of my head
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@kinsale42 @autistics she started talking about...only kids can actually be properly diagnosed because adolescents, particularly girls, can mask and can therefore be a "proper" person without accommodation. *sigh*
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@emily_rugburn @autistics very "teen girl hysteria" of her
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@kinsale42 @autistics "THEYRE ALL BORDERLINE!!"
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@emily_rugburn @autistics also a strong whiff of "well girls just aren't important enough"
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@kinsale42 @emily_rugburn @autistics how does one say "we're all neurodiverse" AND "autism is not a spectrum" in the same context 😭

The whole article is just "the term autism has expanded to include people that melt down less once an hour, and I don't like it waaah"