Neurodivergent individuals often have a harder time finding jobs than their non-neurodivergent counterparts. Unemployment for neurodivergent adults runs
I read the article but I didn’t check out the platform yet. Thought it might be useful for my fellow autistic people.
I get your point. But you have to accept that autism and the community around it is like a billion years younger than lgbtq. It’s a good idea to work out this stuff but it will take time.
Sure, but that doesn’t mean we cannot use what worked for them.
We too have to deal with all sorts of stereotypes and myths meant to make us look like absolute demons. It is worth looking at how they overcame that.
Also, low and high functioning never had anything to do with being able to live alone. It was derogatory because it split people in two different boxes that had no meaning other than a crude division. It is a bad idea to label someone „low functioning“.
I can accept “low functioning” probably isn’t the kind of label to be using. You might have noticed I’ve been avoiding using it. There are other possible labels for those who need more assistance.
Exactly. Now we have found points to agree on. On both counts I‘m fully with you. We should absoputely take a page out of their book here and there and we can help people define themselves once we understand the autistic condition (which we dont at this point).
Sure, but that doesn’t mean we cannot use what worked for them.
We too have to deal with all sorts of stereotypes and myths meant to make us look like absolute demons. It is worth looking at how they overcame that.
I can accept “low functioning” probably isn’t the kind of label to be using. You might have noticed I’ve been avoiding using it. There are other possible labels for those who need more assistance.
Exactly. Now we have found points to agree on. On both counts I‘m fully with you. We should absoputely take a page out of their book here and there and we can help people define themselves once we understand the autistic condition (which we dont at this point).