Allism Speaks

[Ylva]

A reciprocal blog about non-autistics in a world where autism is the normal. At least assuming that autists would treat them like they treat us if the tables were turned. I don't think we would.

Allism Speaks

 

[Ereth]

I disagree---I think we would. History has proven over and over again that with regards to just about anything---religion, ethnic background, gender, etc.---that the majority often tries to bully or oppress the minority. We would be no different.

 

[King_Oni]

To me it looks like the writer of the blog is under the assumption that all people on the spectrum are the same and perhaps only have autism. If just one of those would have a comorbid disorder, it would cause a lot of disturbance.

Not all people on the spectrum are honest, not all of them dislike eye contact and some are not in touch with their emotions and thus don't show the right emotions... and that's just the start. It's also what makes people in general different, be it NT or ASD people (and the entire spectrum of neurotypologies I'm not covering even)

 

[Ylva]

It's satire, so I'm not too concerned.

You are right, the allism spectrum is complex and varied.

 

[Ylva]

Including the best take on the stupid "person puts thing in box and leaves room" test I've ever seen:

Sal and Annie are two cartoon characters. Sal has a box and Annie has a basket. While both are in the same room, Sal takes a marble out of his pocket and puts it in the box. Then, Sal leaves the room. While Sal is out of the room, Annie takes the marble out of the box and puts it in the basket. Then, Sal comes back into the room. The question is, where will Sal look for the marble: in the box or in the basket?

The answer, of course, is that the question is unanswerable with the information given. We simply don’t know where Sal will look, because we know nothing about the relationship between Sal and Annie or any agreements or arrangements they have with one another. For instance, we don’t know whether the marble actually belongs to Annie (in which case Sal will probably look in the basket, guessing that Annie has retrieved her property) or whether Annie was not supposed to touch the marble (in which case Sal will probably look in the box, guessing that Annie has obeyed the rules - unless Sal also knows Annie is a consummate rule-breaker). We don’t even know whether Sal was watching through the window or by another means by which he could see what Annie actually did.

Field Notes on Allistics: Self-Direction vs. Self-Absorption

 

[bentHnau]

Cool blog. I lol'ed.