Caustic Theories on Autism

[sneeuw_chan]

After reading around a lot, I've come across a lot of theories, studies and whatnot on Autism, and the causes. Most of these studies and theories are not only wrong, but detrimental and insulting to Autistics. Therefore I will now present some counter-theories (inspired by the silly notion of 'the truth is probably somewhere in the middle').

Comments

[damanique]

I should probably point out that 'caustic' typically refers to something that is corrosive, like a liquid. The word you're looking for is 'causal

[sneeuw_chan]

Nope, I definitely meant caustic. I.E. extreme, hard to swallow, burns when you touch it, et cetera.

I thought that 'neurotypical' meant 'anyone who doesn't have a neurological disorder', so in that vein, I would not call you neurotypical. But the fact that I'm indiscriminately describing NT's as if they're all equally bad is one of the things that's caustic about it.

(I wonder where the black-and-white "'neurotypical' means 'anyone who doesn't have autism'" comes from. Perhaps it is an attempt to garner support with an 'us against them' feeling?)

[damanique]

Ah, I guess that didn't get through to me, because none of these theories seems very extreme or hard to swallow to me. Then again, so many of my friends have autism that I've lost count. And I'm really not on the side of parents like Jenny McCarthy who keep whining how it's soooo hard and soooo shocking to have a child with autism. Well boo freaking hoo lady, it's way harder for the child to be misunderstood by everyone around them and then continuously being told it's their own fault.

[sneeuw_chan]

Apparently I suck at being harsh towards other people. Another Aspie trait?

[anonymous]

De onderliggende gedachte in dit stuk, dat ouders heel veel invloed kunnen hebben op een positieve ontwikkeling van een kind en dat dit in het geval van ASS een andere manier betreft dan in het geval van Nt, daar ben ik het helemaal mee eens. En ook dat heel veel ouders van kinderen met ass nog heel veel kunnen leren hoe ze het beste met hun kinderen kunnen omgaan, ipv problemen bij de kinderen te zien, en de verwijzing naar cesar milan is ook goed

[sneeuw_chan]

Wat jij proeft is precies waarom ik de theorieen als 'caustic' heb gelabeld, en alles is bedoeld als 'tegenwicht' tegen alle theorieen en argumenten waarmee NT's proberen de autisten te marginaliseren, en vaak zelfs buiten de discussie te houden.