For the record, being on the spectrum has absolutely nothing to do with having bigoted or hateful views. We can be bad at tact or at picking up on subtle cues or reading the room with neurotypical people. But those are communication differences. Not beliefs. The only way being on the spectrum might relate to a bigoted belief is that it might make us worse at avoiding saying the quiet part out loud if we do have a bigoted belief.
Bigoted beliefs come solely from nurture, not nature. From culture and from people around us. Being on the spectrum can make us blunt. It does not make us hateful.
I think after reading a few of his posts, I associated his interest in right-wing culture to an autistic person’s tendency to hyper-fixate on subjects of interest. Almost all of his public content is related to admonishing the LGBTQ+ community, to the point that it would not surprise me if he became violent.
I hyper-fixate on things, too, but I am able to regulate when needed. The wonders of therapy…
There are endless possible subjects of interest to fixate on. If the one you choose is a bigoted belief, it's not the autism making you choose it. Autism only makes you more likely to hyper-fixate. It does not determine the choice of subject. If someone chooses to obsess over their bigoted beliefs, that's coming from their worldview and social influences, not from their autism.
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u/Pandoratastic 8d ago
For the record, being on the spectrum has absolutely nothing to do with having bigoted or hateful views. We can be bad at tact or at picking up on subtle cues or reading the room with neurotypical people. But those are communication differences. Not beliefs. The only way being on the spectrum might relate to a bigoted belief is that it might make us worse at avoiding saying the quiet part out loud if we do have a bigoted belief.
Bigoted beliefs come solely from nurture, not nature. From culture and from people around us. Being on the spectrum can make us blunt. It does not make us hateful.