LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSo many labelspiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1919arrow-down110
arrow-up1909arrow-down1imageSo many labelspiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squareKichaelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months 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-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months 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.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ve always thought of the phrase “to call somebody a name” as weird. Like, sure, everybody has a name. Where’s the problem?
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.
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.
I’ve always thought of the phrase “to call somebody a name” as weird.
Like, sure, everybody has a name. Where’s the problem?