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K. J. Elphinstone · 9w
Deficit or difference 🧵 Autistic deficit no.9: Stimming or moving differently. In the “negative or nothing” model of autism, this is framed as inappropriate behaviour, rather than as self-reg...
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Autistic deficit no.10:
Not automatically prioritising appearances.

In the “negative or nothing” model of autism, this is framed as poor social awareness, rather than a refusal to make surface performance more important than deeper things.

11/13
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K. J. Elphinstone · 9w
Deficit or difference 🧵 Autistic deficit no.11: Being distressed by injustice, hypocrisy, or coercion. In the “negative or nothing” model of autism, this is framed as challenging behaviour, rather than an accurate response to something being very wrong. 12/13
ARGVMI~1.PIF · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqp76yvmz4pctkljk0j4dd7qh963p0f7sgez2q9nwjqrtvl0x9mjuqavn95f In other words, autistic people consider it important to present themselves honestly? I mean, that is indisputably a virtue. Anybody trying to frame that as “poor social awareness...