Warning: r slurs in the follow ups in the thread.

https://twitter.com/puella_meiberu/status/1708621428327657816

my reactions are as follows: Even if thats true, which it isnt for every autistic person, the reality is right now is that jobs dont have accomodations for neurdivergent thinking so its irrelevant to say that. Like we can push for and advocate for more inclusive workplaces, but its not the reality autsitic people are dealing with rn.

Especially since like, there are jobs that autistic people can do well but most of them are not "entry level" jobs that anyone can get without qualifications. Retail and food service jobs are near impossible for most autistic people and those are the jobs you can get easy. Manual labor jobs arent much better. I've worked at an after school program but I only lasted as long as I did because my original boss let me get away with not "running activities" the reality is that even if you're good with kids like me most jobs with kids have expectaitons that arent just "being good with kids" that arent good for autistic people. Idk about office stuff.

It reminds me of my ex-friend who claimed to be communist but had a lot of reactionairy attitudes. He always told me that if I ever called him on something and told him it was ableist he would take it seriously, and even called out others when they treated me abliestly. But one day when he posted on his Twitter shitting on Spoon Theory I texted him to call him on that and he started ranting all this shit about how you can "always push through" and talking about how his manual labor job cured his depression (and acting like that will be the case for everyone if they just push, and that manual labor is a cure all) and then started accusing me of wasting my life and making excuses and using my disability as a criticism shield. We no longer talk much lol.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    It reminds me of my ex-friend who claimed to be communist but had a lot of reactionairy attitudes. He always told me that if I ever called him on something and told him it was ableist he would take it seriously, and even called out others when they treated me abliestly. But one day when he posted on his Twitter shitting on Spoon Theory I texted him to call him on that and he started ranting all this shit about how you can "always push through" and talking about how his manual labor job cured his depression (and acting like that will be the case for everyone if they just push, and that manual labor is a cure all) and then started accusing me of wasting my life and making excuses and using my disability as a criticism shield. We no longer talk much lol.

    Did we have the same ex-friend? yea

    • autismdragon [he/him, comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      Did yours also claim to be a communist while having these opinions?

      But yeah I mean "manual labour will cure your depression" is a weirdly common opinion, and youve met every flavor of bad person in the world I think so Im not surprised you've experienced it too.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        Did yours also claim to be a communist while having these opinions?

        No, mine was a "nonpolitical" with all that entailed.

        But yeah I mean "manual labour will cure your depression" is a weirdly common opinion, and youve met every flavor of bad person in the world I think so Im not surprised you've experienced it too.

        Not every flavor, but yeah, quite a few. Being related to a lot of them isn't a good time either. yea

        • autismdragon [he/him, comrade/them]
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          9 months ago

          Not that its a competition but I almost think that the guy who kinda brought me over into being communist by being openly one betraying leftist values that severely is actually worse than an "apolitical" saying that shit. At least from the apolitical its expected.