I am very perplexed by the wide scope of functionality in the Spectrum. I have an uncle who has Aspergers and is a genius. PhD at like 25 or something (back in the 50s in England. It was a hard PhD and he slid right on through!). He is married, kids, and is awesome.
Then there is me.......can hardly feed myself and cannot function very well.
I am concerned because if they just lump us all as Aspies, you know how stupid NTs can be (sorry, I love NTs but they do stuff to us that I oppose). And I am afraid they will start to say to NONFUNCTIONAL Aspies, "You are fine. You are perfectly OK"
They are doing this in a place I lived, where Aspies where just written off when it came to care.
WOuld it not make more sense to have a third category of nonfuntional autistics of any kind? Instead of all this "Funtional Apsie, disabled aspie, nondisabled autie, disabled autie." The only safe category is diabled classic autie because they will not say"Get off your a** and work, like that other guy!" WHich is sad because maybe they can do a better job than "that other guy"
It gives me a headache and makes me always wonder when they pull the rug out.
Then there is me.......can hardly feed myself and cannot function very well.
I am concerned because if they just lump us all as Aspies, you know how stupid NTs can be (sorry, I love NTs but they do stuff to us that I oppose). And I am afraid they will start to say to NONFUNCTIONAL Aspies, "You are fine. You are perfectly OK"
They are doing this in a place I lived, where Aspies where just written off when it came to care.
WOuld it not make more sense to have a third category of nonfuntional autistics of any kind? Instead of all this "Funtional Apsie, disabled aspie, nondisabled autie, disabled autie." The only safe category is diabled classic autie because they will not say"Get off your a** and work, like that other guy!" WHich is sad because maybe they can do a better job than "that other guy"
It gives me a headache and makes me always wonder when they pull the rug out.