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

@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

@punishmenthurts there is a hierarchy of perception of "wellness" among people. If neurotypicals see HSPs as annoying and inconvenient, autistic people are generally seen by both as profoundly deficient and a burden to society. Because if someone is functional, empathetic, and socially adapted, neurotypicals will fight the notion that this person might be autistic.

#autism #ActuallyAutistic #hsp

@punishmenthurts @autistics indeed, everything about HSP has been invented and popularized at a time when autism was even more poorly understood than it is now, and the author never bothered to update her knowledge on autism.

HSP falls into the same pop culture bucket as Indigo/Crystal children. We longed for an explanation, and if the shoe fit, we accepted it.