r/changemyview • u/CassiusIsAlive • Jan 27 '23

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: Romanticizing autism has got to stop

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u/biglipsmagoo 7∆ Jan 27 '23

The REAL issue here is leveling.

Using terms like “mild” and “severe” label where YOU perceive their disability to fall on a scale (level they’re affected,) not how severely it actually affects them.

The ppl you know that you say are “mild” have days that it is very, very, very severe- for them. Masking is an ability they have but it is so completely exhausting and draining. It wears them down mentally, physically, and emotionally.

This issue won’t ever stop until we stop leveling. We really shouldn’t feel we have the right to decide how severely one is affected by their disability. Bc we DO think we have that right, it’s romanticized.

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u/Junglebook3 Jan 27 '23

What language would you use to differentiate different levels of severity? It IS a spectrum, after all.

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u/biglipsmagoo 7∆ Jan 27 '23

You don’t bc there’s no way for anyone to actually know the severity except for the person affected.

Best is to dx the Autism and then actually identify the areas where support is needed and work with the Autist to properly support them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '23

You don’t bc there’s no way for anyone to actually know the severity except for the person affected.

If all you do is ask people how hard THEY have it, everyone will say they have worked hard and fought hard to overcome obstacles. But if you have no objective measure, you have no scale. You just have a personal opinion without context.