Nela Dunato4d ago
"People find the stigma around #autism to be distasteful so they reject that autistic traits could pertain to them. Autism horrifies them because the unknown is scary and being marginalized is hard.
Those of you who identify with #HSP and deny you have social or communication differences are likely so highly masking (hiding your autistic traits) that you think you can’t be autistic because you are social and have a lot of friends. So was I and so did I."
https://medium.com/@theautlaw/the-highly-sensitive-person-is-autistic-autistic-autistic-bb9267d91b71
#ActuallyAutistic
The Highly Sensitive Person is Autistic Autistic Autistic

The sooner we admit that HSP is masked autism the better.

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Show threadNela Dunato4d ago

The entire article is behind a paywall, but really, the first few paragraphs are enough to get the point across. This isn't the only source on this topic, lots of #ActuallyAutistic people agree that the "researcher" who coined the term HSP has an entirely wrong view of autism, and the subjects she based her model of HSP on were later diagnosed autistic.

Edit: @frumble found a free mirror of the entire article: https://freedium-mirror.cfd/https://medium.com/@theautlaw/the-highly-sensitive-person-is-autistic-autistic-autistic-bb9267d91b71

The Highly Sensitive Person is Autistic Autistic Autistic | by The Autlaw - Freedium

The sooner we admit that HSP is masked autism the better.

Show threadGoiterzan/Amygdalai Lama4d ago
@nelchee
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tangent maybe, but what I know about the majority type says they aren’t going to love people with that identity any more than they love Autistics, I mean being highly sensitive is why they don’t like us, it’s not an improvement in your status with them, I wouldn’t think. 💜
Show threadNela Dunato4d ago

@punishmenthurts the #HSP identity is about feeling superior to the normies, the author of this term is approaching it from that lens. (I've read her book.) She describes ASD only in terms of its deficits and stereotypes. Please read how she described autistic people. This is then adopted by therapists, coaches, and people who suspect they're HSP, which results in even more stigma against ASD.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210304155243/https://hsperson.com/how-does-sensitivity-differ-from-autism-aspergers-syndrome-and-the-autistic-spectrum/

#autism #ActuallyAutistic

How Does Sensitivity Differ from Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and the “Autistic Spectrum” – The Highly Sensitive Person

Elaine answers the question: How does sensitivity differ from autism, Asperger's syndrome, and the autistic spectrum?

Show threadElisabeth M

@nelchee @punishmenthurts The backpack anecdote 😂 That is absolutely my parenting style

And if it helps the normies to put some social authority behind it, that type of strategy is also part of the Positive Discipline/ Parenting with Love and Logic universe

Mar 27 at 8:18pmWeb