Hi.
Autistic person here
RFK Jr. didn’t “misspeak” when he called autism an “epidemic” that “dwarfs COVID.”
That’s eugenicist rhetoric.
We’re not a disease—we’re people.
The spectrum includes those who need support and those building the future. Diagnoses have expanded because understanding has improved—not because autism is “spreading.”
Dehumanizing us is not health policy. It’s dangerous
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Jonathan Lamothe
in reply to flexghost. • •@flexghost. Here's the thing about cults: they need to have an enemy. Fighting this enemy is the only way they can justify the things they demand of their adherents. If a valid enemy doesn't exist, one must be manufactured.
This is intentional. They don't care who it harms.
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Nicole Parsons
in reply to flexghost. • • •Every fascist movement targets the neurodivergent early.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion…
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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_…
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/218431…
Tim Mellon's patronage for RFK Jr is also deeply bigoted.
Manufacturing desperation to build a fascist dictatorship
borgenmagazine.com/german-pove…
Outbreaks of contagious diseases always hit marginalized groups hardest, the poor, the illiterate, the uneducated.
kz-gedenkstaette-neuengamme.de…
German Poverty in the 30s
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in reply to flexghost. • • •autism, is a tragedy, and needs to be avoided...
but when those shit fash do a nazi salute and hide behind a cowardly excuse that Elon is autistic suddenly(and only in this case) autism is good.
fuck those hypocritical fash.
Tody Motmot
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My experience with autism has been different. Autism seems to facilitate extremes, and in my case, it explains my heightened ability to think independently, speak clearly, understand emotions, visualize how complex systems work, have compassion, value honesty and integrity, and avoid delusional reactions.
I lack the brain wiring that simplifies communication but can make non-auts susceptible to errors. And dulls their senses. I'm ok with my autism.
ImNotRealTakeYourMeds
in reply to Tody Motmot • • •@todymotmot I'm fine with my autism.
if anything, all the problems I have with autism is dealing with neurotypicals who expect everyone to be "normal",
flexghost.
in reply to ImNotRealTakeYourMeds • • •Whinery
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#RFKjr is a bad person, some doctors say the definition of autism is too broad.
nypost.com/2023/04/24/doctor-w…
#reserach #actuallyadhd #actuallyautistic #autism
#ADHD #science #factsmatter
Doctor who helped broaden autism spectrum 'very sorry' for over-diagnosis
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