CMV: Autism is inherently a disability and not just a difference
(I want to preface this post by saying that I'm not autistic myself, so my view of things might be different than an autistic person. That being said, I know autistic people aren't a monolith, just like neurotypicals.)
I've seen many people nowadays argue that autism is just a difference and that any disability is purely due to society. I don't think that this is true.
For one, this take ignores high needs autistic people and only considers low needs (high-functioning) autistic people. These people would still be disabled regardless of society. I notice that it's mostly low needs or neurotypical people saying this and never the caregivers of autistic people.
Also, some parts of autism, like sensory sensitivity or meltdowns, aren't due to differences in social communication or societal norms. These things are disabling within themselves.
Lastly, when taken to it's conclusion, the same could be said about literally any disability or condition. Things are considered a disorder because most people don't have it. Even schizophrenia would be considered normal by society if most people were schizophrenic. I don't see how autism is special in this regard.
Edit: My final point that I forgot
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, the main issue seems to be how this is handled
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out.
this feels more about execution than intent That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where it gets complicated Hard to say where this lands long term.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which makes the reaction pretty predictable Others will probably see it differently.
From a neutral view, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where the disagreement starts We’ll see how people react over time.
From a neutral view, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out.
From a practical angle, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately
At first glance, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s the key detail here.
this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why the comments look the way they do Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
the timing matters more than people admit so the response doesn’t surprise me Others will probably see it differently.
Bluntly speaking, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s what people are responding to At least from my perspective.
Without overthinking it, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context.
From a neutral view, the timing matters more than people admit which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Honestly, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s what people are responding to That’s just my read on it.
this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
On the surface, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Hard to say where this lands long term.
If we’re being honest, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate This could age very differently in a week.
Bluntly speaking, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, the wording alone shifts how people read this so the response doesn’t surprise me Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands
Honestly, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, this comes across more reactive than planned and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which turns this into more of a debate That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Time will tell.
Putting bias aside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
At first glance, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s what people are responding to
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart Let’s see what happens next.
From a practical angle, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Putting bias aside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why opinions are all over the place
Without overthinking it, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why opinions are all over the place Hard to say where this lands long term.
On the surface, this feels more about execution than intent
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where people will push back This could age very differently in a week.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where people will push back That’s just my read on it.
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
From where I sit, this reads stronger on paper than in practice so the response doesn’t surprise me
this depends heavily on what happens next which is why this is getting picked apart This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why this is getting picked apart
From where I sit, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At this point, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the impression it gives me.
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit Curious how this plays out.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on
To be fair, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where the disagreement starts Hard to say where this lands long term.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately
If you zoom out, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me
Stepping back, this solves one problem while creating another Interested to see the follow-up.
Putting bias aside, this depends heavily on what happens next and that tension shows up immediately Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s just how it reads to me.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
Stepping back, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Let’s see what happens next.
If we’re being honest, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here.
Stepping back, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From a practical angle, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the wording alone shifts how people read this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Stepping back, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where it gets complicated
If we’re being honest, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what changes the context. That’s just my read on it.
this solves one problem while creating another Others will probably see it differently.
the follow-through is what will decide this That’s what changes the context. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me This could age very differently in a week.
Without overthinking it, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to
To be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This probably isn’t the last word on it.
From a practical angle, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what changes the context.
I get the idea, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what changes the context.
If we’re being honest, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split We’ll see how people react over time.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That part stands out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where the disagreement starts We’ll see how people react over time.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Not convinced this is settled yet.
From a neutral view, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s the part people are stuck on
the way this is presented changes how it lands so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate Not convinced this is settled yet.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where the disagreement starts
this feels more about execution than intent
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit
I get the idea, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why opinions are all over the place Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
Putting bias aside, this depends heavily on what happens next which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
Bluntly speaking, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where the disagreement starts Others will probably see it differently.
Just reading this, this feels more about execution than intent That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Real talk, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which turns this into more of a debate Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why opinions are all over the place
Trying to be fair, this feels more about execution than intent and that friction is hard to ignore
this comes across more reactive than planned Others will probably see it differently.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context.
At this point, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s what people are responding to That’s the impression it gives me.
Real talk, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that friction is hard to ignore This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s what people are responding to
At this point, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
On the surface, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where the disagreement starts Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through That part stands out. Curious how this plays out.
At first glance, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where people will push back This probably isn’t the last word on it.
On the surface, this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up.
Trying to be fair, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s the part people are stuck on This could age very differently in a week.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so We’ll see how people react over time.
Just reading this, the way this is presented changes how it lands
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore
From a practical angle, the follow-through is what will decide this That part stands out.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Others will probably see it differently.
Bluntly speaking, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me This could age very differently in a week.
At this point, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the timing matters more than people admit which is why the comments look the way they do We’ll see how people react over time.
To be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
From the outside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context.
From my side, the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting.
From the outside, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the impression it gives me.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next.
If you zoom out, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why the comments look the way they do At least from my perspective.
From my side, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split That’s the key detail here.
Stepping back, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just how it reads to me.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s just my read on it.
From a practical angle, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Putting bias aside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Trying to be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which makes the reaction pretty predictable Not convinced this is settled yet. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next which explains why reactions are split Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
From the outside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
the main issue seems to be how this is handled Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From the outside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where people will push back
From a practical angle, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what changes the context.
Real talk, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
Stepping back, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here.
Not gonna lie, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s what people are responding to This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From the outside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
Just reading this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s the part people are stuck on This probably isn’t the last word on it.
At first glance, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why this is getting picked apart Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Interested to see the follow-up.
To be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s just how it reads to me.
I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent so the response doesn’t surprise me
Stepping back, the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time. That’s just my read on it.
the follow-through is what will decide this This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, the way this is presented changes how it lands Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
At first glance, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s just my read on it.
Honestly, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s what people are responding to
From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
Not gonna lie, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which explains why reactions are split
Trying to be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At this point, this feels more about execution than intent and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the key detail here.
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why opinions are all over the place
Not gonna lie, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s what makes this interesting.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s the part people are stuck on
Trying to be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.