• Flying Squid
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    69 months ago

    No, it’s not on the autism spectrum because it isn’t a thing. It isn’t real.

    And unless you have some medical expertise in the area, you deciding he has autism based on traits you think autistic people have is just bigoted against people with autism. Because that is not in any way in your wheelhouse.

    Do you also decide on whether or not someone is gay based on ‘gay traits?’

      • Flying Squid
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        09 months ago

        Is it now? Is it often “real easy to tell” if someone is gay too? How about Jewish?

          • Flying Squid
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            19 months ago

            Do tell us all how it is “often” easy to tell if someone is gay or Jewish.

              • Flying Squid
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                39 months ago

                Great. Tell us how your ears let you know if someone is a Jew.

                  • Flying Squid
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                    29 months ago

                    Did you or did you not say that your eyes and ears were how you could tell if someone is Jewish?

                    Because it sure looks like you did:

                    So, again, how do your ears tell you someone is Jewish?

          • Flying Squid
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            19 months ago

            What attributes do all autistic people share and no neurotypical people have so that you can tell for sure someone is autistic through those attributes?

      • Flying Squid
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        49 months ago

        No. Not real. It is no longer a diagnosis. That means it is not real. Your link even says it “formerly described” a disorder. Do you know what “formerly” means?

        And your self-diagnosis is also meaningless. Even psychiatrists do not self-diagnose.

        • @unreasonabro
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          9 months ago

          that is not what that means and the word “formerly” has nothing to do with it and you’re kinda being an asshole

          • Flying Squid
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            19 months ago

            So doctors diagnose people with a diagnosis that is no longer used in the DSM to diagnose people? That is what you’re saying?

            Those doctors are committing malpractice.

            Please give me their names so that I can report them to their medical boards.

          • Flying Squid
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            09 months ago

            I see, you don’t know what “formerly” means.

            • @unreasonabro
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              09 months ago

              i see you don’t know what most of the words in this thread mean

              • Flying Squid
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                29 months ago

                Oh, okay, then I guess people are still ‘retarded’ and not ‘low-functioning autistic.’

                  • Flying Squid
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                    09 months ago

                    You do know that scientific terminology changes to reflect accuracy, right?

                  • Flying Squid
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                    19 months ago

                    People can absolutely be retarded

                    Wow.

                    And your evidence for that is a website for an app.

                    Jesus.

            • @unreasonabro
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              29 months ago

              it’s not us being pedantic, it’s reality. In reality, a thing can be redesignated and not be made unreal by the act. Sorry! It’s inconvenient I know.