14. "“We’re all_______” statements tend to come across as dismissive." In response to In response to 0
>I’ve noticed a lot of people self-diagnosing themselves >with autism all over social media.
Quick question- is it evident that all of these are people actually diagnosing themselves, or are people talking about it and you’re assuming it’s a self-diagnosis?
Personally, I’ve heard people say “I think I’m autistic”, but usually in a way that suggests thinking out loud more than an actual self diagnosis.
I do see it with things like OCD a lot, but it’s often pretty clear that they don’t have any real understanding of actual OCD. I.E, “OMG I’m so OCD, I can’t stand not having a clean house”.
Point being, I see those tendencies, but I also don’t know whether most people who say such things have actual diagnosis.
>also we’re probably all on the spectrum on some level.
I mean, maybe.
But there are degrees to things, and statements like this come across as dismissive to people who are on the spectrum in ways that present significant challenges.
Most of us experience similar things (obviously there are outliers and situations that are specific to a given demographic). Because of those commonalities, we could easily reduce most things to a low common denominator somewhere on the chain and present things as though everyone is on even footing.
I’m not saying that’s your intent, but that’s the net effect.
Three people can have (pick a diagnosis/challenge) and each can have a decidedly different experience set of challenges. Just my perspective.
-Sig-
“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"
-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.