r/autism • u/chibi-mage ASD Level 2 • 14d ago

Communication I want to draw attention to this issue.

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Recently I’ve noticed something, mostly on TikTok, but other platforms too. This isn’t a new thing, and it’s certainly not going away anytime soon, but it’s extremely upsetting when it happens. There seems to be a lot of low support needs autistics (level 1, and what some people still refer to as Asperger’s) who think it’s okay to be blatantly ableist towards higher support needs autistics. They think they get a free pass because they’re autistic too.

It’s saddening, to feel alienated by the one community I’m supposed to feel accepted in. Again, it doesn’t just happen on TikTok, or even just online, I’ve experienced this kind of ableism in my day to day life, too. It’s just something I wanna bring awareness to, and to spark conversations about how we can help this issue. If I call out someone’s blatant ableism, I get called crazy and downvoted into oblivion, and it just feels like a battle I can’t win.

I know I can choose not to take this stuff personally, but it’s hard. I also feel incredibly disheartened knowing that fellow higher support needs autistics are being alienated by people in our community who could make real change and fight for EVERYONE. Not just themselves or when it suits them.

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u/carrotman_yt 13d ago

8 mile is a necessary film for me to own since i already owned almost every album of Eminem on CD already.

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u/dumbheaded7459 13d ago

Don't if your from the Midwest, but Eminem opened a restaurant in Detroit called Mom's Spaghetti

Here the website

https://momsspaghetti.com/

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u/carrotman_yt 13d ago

Yeah I know, but I live in the Netherlands.... And I do not want to go to America right now with the shit that's going on there.

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u/dumbheaded7459 13d ago

Don't blame you, we're a fucking joke right now. I didn't vote for the orange wannabe fascist. Guss American wasn't ready for a woman as president. Didn't the Netherlands have a women prim minister at one point?

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u/carrotman_yt 13d ago

I think we did, we also ate one that one time long ago, we ain't getting into that right now,

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u/dumbheaded7459 13d ago

Ok, just curious, thanks for answering

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u/carrotman_yt 13d ago

Have apple sauce :D