ASPartOfMe wrote:
I can't tell others how to describe their autism I can only describe why I do not like the term "superpower" when applied to autism.
It implies we are not human and superior to NT's.
Fantasy figures have superpowers, not humans.
You keep on telling people they are special too often and they start to feel entitled. When entitled people don't get what they expect they end up hurting others or their own self-esteem crashes.
I understand the term is meant to counter the terrible self-esteem problems in our community but IMHO it is overcompensation.
And it doesn't account for many of us not being savants. For me, autism means I've less than average capabilities. How the f**k is that a superpower?
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11 Oct 2024, 9:46 am
