My views on other topics - Autism Advocacy and the need for openness on both sides

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ylevental

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Iscritto: 09/30/2017

I am controversial in other parts of the internet. I am on the autism spectrum (not by choice), and I would like a cure to be available -- by personal choice. I have decided that for myself, the negatives outweigh the positives. One reason is the high rate of unemployment (http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/04/21/401243060/young-adults-with-autism-more-likely-to-be-unemployed-isolated), but there are others.

There is a movement called Neurodiversity that advocates for the positive aspects of autism. I am not against them if they view the issue from both sides, but a large portion of this movement tries to censor discussion of the negative effects of autism, and attacks anyone that even tries to bring it up. This is essentially silencing dissent.

The media also likes to downplay the negatives, so over the past few years, I have attempted to portray a more balanced view of autism. Significant example of my work: (https://corticalchauvinism.com/2016/05/02/neurodiversitys-waning-on-wikipedia-bias-and-single-sidedness/). It should be known that neurodiversity-associated vandals attempted to disrupt my edits for many months, but I have persevered.

I even corrected WebMD in this regard, which I find hilarious, as they are supposed to be the experts, not me (https://messageboards.webmd.com/health-conditions/f/add-adhd/4504/concern-about-online-webmd-article-on-asperger-s-syndrome-how-can-i-get-someone-to-edit-this)

ylevental

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Iscritto: 09/30/2017

Thanks for your support.

>It made me sad that employment problems were your biggest issue.

I meant it more metaphorically, in the sense that autism prevents me from developing many skills that I wish to develop. I have restricted, limited interests, but they have been getting repetitive lately, and I am getting bored of them.