Autistic women

[Ylva]

Article about how our disabilities are often disregarded to suit other people's needs/wants. Possibly triggering (I certainly punched the air/my memories a few times). Not written by me.

Are Autistic Women Disabled? You Wouldn’t Know It By How They’re Treated – Autistic Academic

 

[Ylva]

Also this blog post, which I have almost certainly linked here before, seems relevant. Again not written by me.

Fine, We’ll Talk About Autism and Misogyny

The idea that the woman might also be autistic (and that she has the right to tell people to buzz out of her personal space no matter what her neurotype) is, of course, never discussed. The fact that an autistic woman might be just as awkward about telling dudes to buzz off as an autistic man is about approaching women never comes up either. The onus is on the woman to handle the socially-awkward man’s approach gracefully (i.e., without bruising the man’s feelings in the slightest), never on the man to learn how to approach with less social awkwardness.

 

[watersprite]

I read the first article (Are Autistic Wome Disabled...) my 2¢: Society goes charging along incorporating and rewarding aggressive behaviours that benefit the more powerful people. No longer important in the system if it ever was: thoughtful respect for self and others. The article brings the issue into the light which is good, though triggering, I agree.