#whats next? “doesnt eat by themselves” “enjoys a lifestyle of fasting” ????

[spectrumgarden]

I was looking up something quite different, not important, but found one of those "infographics" of "what autism is described like vs what is actually is" sort of thing. Font was too small to read so I clicked the website bc interested, vaguely. It wasnt great but it wasnt like super 100% awful either? But then I came to the bottom of it and they "reframed" (or whatever else to call it) being unaware of danger (represented by running in front of a fucking car) as "pays attention to other things".

And that just really makes me upset. Like? Why cant we call it what it is. "Pays attention to other things" okay but what do they not notice? That's very fucking important. not "noticing" that cars are dangerous? That can literally end their life.

I'm used to the the whole "reframing everything" part of autism isnt a disability crowd but to see that they're trying to reframe the parts of this disability that literally kills people??? And telling others it cant even be accurately described? What the fuck is wrong with yall