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ultraviolet
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- May 3, 2022
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In my opinion, the neurodiversity movement is one of the most toxic, damaging movements out there. Neurodiversity pisses me off because how they've sabotaged actual research into finding a cure for autism.
ND supporters will say that ADHD/Autism are actually "quirky and fun" personality traits that make you special. They say "we don't need to find a cure!"
Or they claim that Autism/ADHD are actually "superpowers". Being on the spectrum means you'll be the next Albert Einstein/Elon Musk/Thomas Jefferson/whatever famous person they claim has autism next.
The amount of delusion and self-importance these ND people have makes me want to throw up.
ADHD/autism are NOT fun. They are crippling conditions that destroy people's lives.
I worked at a facility for severely autistic children.
There was an autistic boy there who tackled his sister into the wall so hard he broke her ribs. He smeared his own poop over the floor. He banged his head on the wall so many times he got a concussion.
In another life, he would have been a normal teenager, hanging out with his friends. Instead, he'll be sent to an assisted living facility, where his family will visit never visit him. He'll probably die alone.
This kind of story was common at the facility. I told a ND supporter about this boy. You know what the supporter said?
The boy didn't need treatment. He was "fine the way he was".
What the hell? How much pain do you have to be in to slam your own head against a wall? He was in so much pain. Why did he not deserve a chance to live a normal life?
ND supporters are so entitled it boggles my mind.
In my experience, most of them have ADHD/autism so mild it has zero effect on their lives. They get a cute little diagnosis that tells them they're special.
But god forbid you ever bring up a cure for autism around them. Suddenly, you're attacking their identities, and erasing what makes them """special""".
Just because some tumblr girl self-diagnosed herself with aspergers because she gets anxious around strangers doesn't give her the right to decide if severely autistic people deserve a cure or not.
Fuck neurodiversity. We need a cure for autism.
Thanks for reading my rant.
ND supporters will say that ADHD/Autism are actually "quirky and fun" personality traits that make you special. They say "we don't need to find a cure!"
Or they claim that Autism/ADHD are actually "superpowers". Being on the spectrum means you'll be the next Albert Einstein/Elon Musk/Thomas Jefferson/whatever famous person they claim has autism next.
The amount of delusion and self-importance these ND people have makes me want to throw up.
ADHD/autism are NOT fun. They are crippling conditions that destroy people's lives.
I worked at a facility for severely autistic children.
There was an autistic boy there who tackled his sister into the wall so hard he broke her ribs. He smeared his own poop over the floor. He banged his head on the wall so many times he got a concussion.
In another life, he would have been a normal teenager, hanging out with his friends. Instead, he'll be sent to an assisted living facility, where his family will visit never visit him. He'll probably die alone.
This kind of story was common at the facility. I told a ND supporter about this boy. You know what the supporter said?
The boy didn't need treatment. He was "fine the way he was".
What the hell? How much pain do you have to be in to slam your own head against a wall? He was in so much pain. Why did he not deserve a chance to live a normal life?
ND supporters are so entitled it boggles my mind.
In my experience, most of them have ADHD/autism so mild it has zero effect on their lives. They get a cute little diagnosis that tells them they're special.
But god forbid you ever bring up a cure for autism around them. Suddenly, you're attacking their identities, and erasing what makes them """special""".
Just because some tumblr girl self-diagnosed herself with aspergers because she gets anxious around strangers doesn't give her the right to decide if severely autistic people deserve a cure or not.
Fuck neurodiversity. We need a cure for autism.
Thanks for reading my rant.