Thoughts?
This was shared in a support group with this caption:
“I'm so sick and tired of the levels/functioning labels being shared here, they're bunk. Autism is a kaleidoscope, not something easily summed up in a label like this. We must embrace this to not infantilize #ActuallyAutistic adults.”
It is not the first time I see it in groups, people implying that levels offend actually autistic people. Which feels to me that they are implying, since I am moderate support needs, they don’t think I am true autistic. (No true scotsman fallacy)
They also claimed that levels fluctuate within a day. And while I know they are not set in stone, do they really? I cannot imagine a context where me “masking” won’t be just suddenly going mute and hiding.
This was shared in a support group with this caption:
“I'm so sick and tired of the levels/functioning labels being shared here, they're bunk. Autism is a kaleidoscope, not something easily summed up in a label like this. We must embrace this to not infantilize #ActuallyAutistic adults.”
It is not the first time I see it in groups, people implying that levels offend actually autistic people. Which feels to me that they are implying, since I am moderate support needs, they don’t think I am true autistic. (No true scotsman fallacy)
They also claimed that levels fluctuate within a day. And while I know they are not set in stone, do they really? I cannot imagine a context where me “masking” won’t be just suddenly going mute and hiding.