On one hand there might be a higher-than-average percentage of autistic people among trans women, on the other hand Iβm not thrilled for neurotypical cis people researching any correlation that might exist before they learn to discuss autistic and trans people in a way that isnβt the most dehumanising shit imaginable. In my opinion.
I really hate it when parents of autistic kids use phrases like βI know theyβre in there.β Bitch theyβre right in front of you! You havenβt lost them! Theyβre not locked away like a final boss in a video game!! This is your child As Is! Love them for who they are not what you wish they would be! Fuck!
Me intellectually: totally understands meltdowns and overloads
Me @ myself anyway: what kind of immature idiot am I, crying because thereβs people and Iβm tired? Literally no adult ever has done this besides me
[id: joey from friends pointing at himself on tv. the pointing joey is labelled βmy autistic self-projecting assβ and the one on tv is labelled βkinda weird/quirky characterβ. end id]
Enough with the βAutistic with a hidden talentβ stereotype.
I get why Allistics thought it was a good idea. Maybe they meant to say βjust because youβre Autistic doesnβt mean you canβt have skills, look at Rain Man!β
Iβm sorry, as an Autistic person I have license to say that it completely backfired.
Youβre not saying βAutistic people can be smartβ any more.
Youβre saying βAutistic people owe us some sort of super talented to exist.β
Autistic people do not need to be geniuses to be valid (and Iβm a top student myself, but I can still see the problem in this). Autistic people do not need to prove themselves to be extraordinary, or βwork twice as hardβ to get basic respect.
Autistic people do not need to be extremely talented in order to be appreciated, pass it on.
Weird behavior is not okay because weβre autistic! Itβs okay because itβs harmless! If an NT wants to flap or carry a teddy bear or wear ear defenders, they can have at! We need to break down the system that suggests harmless deviation from the norm is wrong, not excuse specific deviations!
[Image description: Drake meme. Top text reads:Β βitβs okay because theyβre autistic.β Bottom text reads:Β βItβs okay because it doesnβt hurt anyone. Also, unrelated, theyβre autistic.β]