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K.J. Elphinstone Mar 10

Replying to Uta Frith's views, one by one.

With thanks to all the members of the autistic community who've informed me & inspired me to write this thread.

For those lucky not to know about her article in The Times, and various other related statements, links at the end.

CW: it's upsetting 😟

A thread 🧵

#UtaFrith #Research #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent

K.J. Elphinstone Mar 10

Her view: The concept of masking is “unscientific” because it’s unfalsifiable.

Reply: So is the concept of pain. Should we treat that as irrelevant in medical or psychological contexts, as well?

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#Autism #Research #Masking #UtaFrith

K.J. Elphinstone Mar 10

Her view: Autism in women has gone too far.

Reply: Interesting. Has freedom in women gone too far, too?

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Her view: We must categorise autism into smaller subgroups.

Reply: Interesting also - a bit like how Hans Asperger did in Nazi Germany? I think, in this case, the purpose is to exclude a lot of people from the category "autism" and to divide the autistic community.

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#Autism #Research #Neurodiversity

@KatyElphinstone The reason why Heil Hans only studied boys, is because he was focused on their potential usefulness to society. The girls with the same traits were considered not useful to society because he thought they couldn’t fulfill the “role of a woman”. So sexism and eugenics set the stage for the whole history of Autism. That was my most shocking takeaway from Off the spectrum, by Gina Rippon