Rambling of a knitting sci-fi geek.

I recently came across two people who seemed to be saying that the Autism Spectrum included things other than autism (well one actually did say that adhd was a part of autism spectrum and I was like no???).

So I'm checking here, too, to see if anyone else has delt with this or things have changed

The only people on the Autism Spectrum are autistics. It's not the "Neurodiversity Spectrum". It's the Autism Spectrum. (Sorry for the grumpy tone. I'm annoyed at people who say this. Not at you, Nonny! ❤️)

ADHD is NOT a form of autism. It is not Autism Lite™.

And lastly, the autism spectrum is not a line. It's a circle of traits that autistics experience. A lot of those experiences are human experiences just turned up to 11.

This thought of "everyone is a little bit autistic" also seeks to discredit actual autistics. "Well, everyone is a little bit autistic. Therefore, you're not disabled/you just need to push through it/you're not actually experiencing anything."

And this is a major reason why the "autism isn't a disability" crowd are so fucking dangerous. Because it is a disability and just because you have 12 things in place so that you can successfully go to the shops does not make it less of a disability. It makes you a disabled person with 12 failsafes in place to do 1 thing that should be easy for a non-disabled person.

ROUND 1 — Match 266 of 276

Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Problematic because: "Helping her father take over the world, many war crimes, tries really hard to kill a twelve year old and her brother" Propaganda: 1. "She's 14 and her own mom hated her. Creative, strategic, lonely" 2. "She's only 14 and she's literally been groomed to be this way her whole life. It's not her fault she's a prodigy and her father is the template for evil jerk. That girl just needs a hug." 3. "She is 14 years old and she has had such a messed up life and she is making it everyone else’s problem. She is a firebending prodigy and she thinks the only way to be loved is to be the one with the most power over others. She is whip smart yet cannot see that making everyone fear her drives them away. Her father raised her to be a weapon and wields her without regard to how it affects her. She is a useful tool for him to use to conquer the world and it destroys her. She thinks her mother didn’t love her and she thinks her brother is weak because he is kind and she is left with no one and nothing and she is 14 years old"

vs. Essek Thelyss (Critical Role)

Problematic because: "He started a war, stole religious artefacts bc of wizard hubris" Propaganda: "He just wanted to do his research!!! A scientist who was forced to do politics!"

but this then makes people go ??? are things okay at home??? because shane hollander who has had a few comments here and there over the years but has largely always been very professional and polite now pulls things out like "hey, if you wanna focus up on hockey and not your standup routine, that would be fucking great, thanks" and "worst part of playing with my husband? having to go home with him after he does something impressive, yeah. after that goal tonight, he's free to a good home if anyone's interested."

Just making use of my free will