“Studies have shown that children begin to identify and punish autistic traits from a young age. Human beings reinforce social norms by hurting people who break them.”
If you want to understand why autism is a disability and not just a quirk or a difference, reread this quote until the words find a permanent home in your brain.
“Human beings reinforce social norms by hurting people who break them.”
“Human beings reinforce social norms by hurting people who break them.”
“Human beings reinforce social norms by hurting people who break them.”
This happens every. Single. Day.
https://observer.co.uk/news/first-person/article/laurie-penny-autism
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I think the word you’re looking for is stigma, not disability. Nothing about a person’s ability has anything to do with other people hurting them.
Perhaps “problem?”
