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It might be annoying but I don’t think it’s a root cause. People have been discriminatory/ mean towards disabled ppl long before ppl started doing that.
As someone diagnosed with autism, honestly, I think it’s the reverse. I think what you’re talking abt comes as a side effect to wider public knowledge and social media. But the wider public knowledge helps people be more aware of autism now and how it can present. So 🤷
And I think the people that act like autism is something quirky are few and far between. While it may not actually be autism, often it does come from a genuine place of symptoms or issues that they want/ need addressed. For example sensory issues might actually be something like PTSD, adhd or anxiety instead of autism, but the sensory issues are still an issue for them that they want addressed and they’re looking for an answer.
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