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If you believe autistic children should be euthanised then I wish you the worst of lives https://twitter.com/awfulreddit/status/1348517851112611841
Autistic people, such as myself, struggle enough with many things. Sometimes we turn out to be the gifted child only to stumble later on during school life, causing anxiety. Sometimes we have learning difficulties in general. Even simple conversation can be difficult.
It’s different for everyone but that’s my experience with it. I struggle enough with comprehension, anxiety, even simply making eye contact with the person I’m speaking with. Do you really think I want some fuckhead on Reddit telling me I should be dead?
Those with autism sometimes think about suicide, with the preconception that they’re not high functioning enough to fit in to society. I’m not sure if I ever mentioned this but I know I did, many, many years ago. I wouldn’t dare think of it now of course, but...
...when you’re fed into a society that ostracises you for being a bit different, when you believe you have nothing to contribute, when you believe that you can’t do anything right because of your disability, you get dragged into a very dark place.
This is why educating people about autism, Aspergers and mental disabilities in general is so incredibly important! These misconceptions that all autistic people are brain dead and can’t function and require help all throughout their lives is harmful to the point where...
...it could actually end someone’s life. And if you go around preaching eco-fascism just because some people have a bit of trouble learning or interacting with others, then please, educate yourself, or lie down in a hole and don’t come back out.
Am I overreacting here? Possibly. But I’m just tired of this kind of shit to be entirely honest. We’re not worse than people without autism, we’re just different.
