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10 Mar 2018, 11:19 am

I think of it the way I think of all the other types of supremacy. I think it's pointless.


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10 Mar 2018, 12:16 pm

Dear_one wrote:
Dylanperr wrote:
I want to know.


OP - Are you referring to a concept or an ongoing campaign by that name?


OP - Watch your topic. You are wasting my time until you send clarification.



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10 Mar 2018, 1:11 pm

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What is Autism Supremacy?

The belief that autistics are superior to neurotypicals. Such statements as "NT's are so dumb", "NT's only care about their place on the social hierarchy", "NT's are shallow, they only care about small talk" are Autistic supremacist statements.


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10 Mar 2018, 2:23 pm

Hate the idea. Exactly the same way I hate any idea of [something superficial]-supremacy. And I don't change my mind if the [something superficial] includes me.


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10 Mar 2018, 10:15 pm

I certainly don't feel superior, or even normal, when I can't perform tasks others can perform easily. While my functioning in the world has improved dramatically over the past five years, I still have a lot of experience to make up.



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13 May 2018, 6:29 pm

It's a bad thing and gives autistics a bad rep in my opinion. It's kind of like MLK vs Malcolm X. We need to choose which kind of activism to use in order to project a good image of ourselves onto the NT society, and autism supremacy clearly isn't the right one. Not to mention it's just morally wrong.


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