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K. J. Elphinstone · 18w
Deficit or difference 🧵 Autistic deficit no.5: Sensory intensity. In the “negative or nothing” model of autism, this is framed as overreaction, rather than a body receiving a great deal of in...
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Deficit or difference 🧵

Autistic deficit no.6:
Not performing hierarchy and status games fluently.

In the “negative or nothing” model of autism, this is framed as social naivety, and not as just a different relationship to power.

7/13
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K. J. Elphinstone · 18w
Deficit or difference 🧵 Autistic deficit no.7: Emotional or cognitive intensity. In the “negative or nothing” model of autism, this is framed as dysregulation or maladjustment - rather than a high level of engagement & responsiveness to the world. 8/13