Dude aside from the wack implication that you can develop autism, this is super fuckin... Like i dont wanna say ableist cause i dont view autism as a disability. obviously it can be but literally anything severe enough can be a disability, but i digress. This ad is just super fuckin agressive to people on the spectrum for no reason. I knew peta was bad but goddamn

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Well, it's a disorder, it's right in the name.

If people "liked" it, they wouldn't be taking meds to help them function.

I'm not hating, just think we should take things for what they are

Edit: sorry, thought we were talking about ADHD

[–] SuddenDownpour 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are no meds for "autism", there are meds for health issues that autistic people are more likely to have, which autistic people shouldn't take if they don't have those health issues.

As for it being categorized as a disorder.

Homosexuality was classified as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) beginning with the first edition, published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

Would you have said "I'm not hating on homosexuals, just think we should take things for what they are" in 1952?

[–] infamousta 5 points 8 months ago

Not to mention meds to suppress expression of autism traits and behavioral therapies like ABA that make daily existence a constant effort. But hey, they make it less awkward for allistic people to share spaces with autistic people. Or god forbid, have them accept that some folks have different ways of engaging with the world.

[–] CCF_100 12 points 8 months ago

I take medication for my ADHD, not my autism. My autism is a part of who I am. ADHD is just annoying.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I replied to this person with some links, maybe you should give them a look too..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

If people “liked” it, they wouldn’t be taking meds to help them function.

There are no meds for autism

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's bigoted is what it is. Bigoted against neurodivergent people. Who, as you say, are not disabled.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

A subset are disabled many because of how society has treated them.