Don’t Feed the Flying Monkeys

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Thank you ane well said Emily itsemilykaty

with - Why are people so obsessed with identifying the ‘cause’ of autism? Autism isn’t a disease or an illness. It’s a neurotype. Autism is highly heritable, largely influenced by genetic factors with hundreds of genes involved (Rylaarsdam & Guemez-Gamboa, 2019). Autistic people have always existed and will always exist. 🧬🫂

Certainly, some autistic people have high levels of need that require high levels of support. Many also have co-occurring conditions that require appropriate treatment or management whilst taking into account their autism. But to seek a ‘cure’ for autism is to seek to eradicate a large percentage of the population who think differently, see the world differently and experience life differently. Quite simply, this is eugenics.

If only the people in power were as motivated to research ways to support autistic people to thrive. If only they were willing to talk to a range of autistic people and see what would benefit their lives. If only they were willing to accept that autism isn’t the ‘epidemic’ it’s being painted out to be, but a different way of experiencing the world that does not need eradicating. 🧠