Why is Autism Important to You?

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Why is Autism Important to You?

It's a simple question what comes to mind first for you?

Because it's part of who I am.

I think it wouldn't matter so much if the world didn't think it was a tragedy to be autistic. You treasure something much more when other people devalue it.

First two things that comes to mind for me:

1. Understanding and having reason for my difficulties.

2. Having the help I need to live a more normal life.

I do not perceive autism as the positive parts directly but I sure can appreciate myself for who I am and how I am because that is what I know. I am not depressed by autism, I do not lack motivation, I do not enjoy the bliss of false positivity and I do not conform to the social idea that autism is my identity. I view autism as parts of me that need help that can be improved but maybe because of those things I appreciate aspects of myself that others would not but autism is not "self" entirely or that I am in whole.

Autism is a concept and fundamentally unimportant to my organic self-concern and reality. Autism can be a distraction to experiencing my normal and an excuse to not challenge myself. Also autism is a pathological concept and somehow people think it's ok to call me autistic as if a label should be my identity ethically which is political and dehumanizing.

Nathan Young

First thing that popped into my head is that it's not.

Autism is just an artifact of my neurology. What is important to me is my family and living my life honorably. It just happens to be that autism has made for a different set of challenges for me than would be otherwise typical.

Because it makes me th individual that I proudly am.

No one should have a problem with who they are and I think autism itself is simply a label in spite of that fact.

For me, I'd cross out "part of."

Autism simply cannot be a person it's a label that someone applied to you, me and others. The abstract of Zen-ology might be concerned.

If you drop a rock into a pond is the pond defined by the movements as a whole or is the pond as a whole simply a pond despite the rock? Now the rock never thought a thing and is not a negative or positive judgement. The label is however to the mind a negative applied to self. Therefore are parts of self defined negative or is even the ears, eyes , feet and all else also this label? - Zen Master Foofie

Drink the pond and call me in the morning and if you don't understand this ask someone around you to help explain it.

I am still working this out.

Because I'm in the same class as Albert Einstien
Bill Gates
Temple Grandin
Donna Williams
Craig Nichols
Peter Tork
Elvis Presley
Ladyhawk
Ray Davies and
Mick Avory

You asked.

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Provide scientific evidence that each one of the * individuals have autism or claim to have autism. I know a good self-esteem is important but on a day to day basis do you think about autism and if so why?

Nathan Young

First thing that pops in my mind.

I think about autism everyday because I post on Wrongplanet.

Yes thats true.

However why do you post on WrongPlanet(WP)?

To share my experiences with AS.

Well said. It gives me strength to know that I am so different and why even if people always try to beat me down and conform to their ways.

Also,

I have something in common with Craig Nicholls. His band are about to release a new album and Craig said that he has been obsessed with them so they wouldn't got got this far if it weren't for his autism. The Vines are pretty damn famous. Also, I love reading interviews with him because of the way he talks.

But just knowing that I'm different and why is great. I can take all the issues I have and develop a way to get more control over my life. If I didn't know I was autistic I would not make to-do lists or stay in a routine which helps me get anything done. I would still be freaking out at why any slight change freaks me out. I'd be thinking I was going crazy every time I was sensory overloaded or had a shutdown. I wouldn't be into science because I never thought I could understand it. I'd think there was something seriously wrong with me and my lack of social skills. By the way I've developed better social skills. I still struggle but at least I know why I struggle.
Even when I found out I had ADHD I tried to change for the better. Without knowing I have these conditions basically my life would be a mess and people would be calling me stupid and lazy and I'd be thinking it too.

Conformity seems to be mutual. Yes I'd agree knowing about the label helps. It's ones personal philosophy and belief that entails the label defining ones total self. I believe this was fashioned for awareness reasons and is just about to run it's course. No one should be forced to conform to a label as an identifier to self or to not identify as a pathological concept.

However for human dignity reasons I believe it is respectful to equally enjoy these choices after one is asked out of politeness in a short time to come. Unlike abortion group agenda's and anti-cure agenda's removing the label has nothing to do with autism as a definition of self being separate as if it could be like they say but simply not conforming to a pathological concept in identity and even marketing agenda's of special interests.