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@scottishsimon.bsky.social

For those who like that sort of thing, I am the sort of thing they like

Neurotyps: "We use our 2 legs to escape danger." Neurodivergs: "We have 3 legs, which make us faster than you." Nts: "You have a serious developmental abnormality called MLD (Multiple Leg Disorder) that risks decimating the existing trouser economy. But don't worry; it's nothing a surgeon can't fix"

Richard Littler@richardlittler.bsky.social ยท 6d ago

Same with autism and other forms of neurodivergence. "Autism may represent a significant evolutionary advantage, as researchers increasingly believe that neurodivergent traits were selected to provide human societies with a 'specialist' edge". Basically, we're the X-Men and they *hate* us for it.

Itโ€™s not that I donโ€™t see or care whatโ€™s happening around me. Itโ€™s that if I articulate the horrors of everything, I will fall into a pit of despair and drag everyone else with me. I donโ€™t know how to talk about the planet burning right before our eyes.