LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoSo many labelspiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down17
arrow-up1781arrow-down1imageSo many labelspiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square55linkfedilink
minus-squareKichae@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·27 days agoA diagnosis just makes it slightly more awkward to call kids names or tell them they’re doing it wrong. They liked calling kids names.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoI’ve always thought of the phrase “to call somebody a name” as weird. Like, sure, everybody has a name. Where’s the problem?
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoIt also becomes a problem for people as it means that there is a medical reason for certain behavior. You can’t just treat all kids the same. And I suspect that autism and ADD just happens to be at the forefront of culturally identifying and accepting neurodiversity.
A diagnosis just makes it slightly more awkward to call kids names or tell them they’re doing it wrong.
They liked calling kids names.
I’ve always thought of the phrase “to call somebody a name” as weird.
Like, sure, everybody has a name. Where’s the problem?
It also becomes a problem for people as it means that there is a medical reason for certain behavior. You can’t just treat all kids the same.
And I suspect that autism and ADD just happens to be at the forefront of culturally identifying and accepting neurodiversity.