K9Otaku
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Complete bluepilled takeThis "Autism is a superpower" thesis is the opposite of the truth. Autism is heavily associated with delayed development and lower IQs. Another feature is an inability to control and regulate emotions. Autism is a learning disability. One of the key features is that people with Autism struggle to understand abstract concepts, including the most basic ones-- that's why they gravitate towards very literal things which don't change (like numbers, letters, colours, shapes, words, trains etc) and often enjoy doing the same specific activities ad nauseum. Pretty much all of human existence involves concepts and abstractions, eg things like human emotions, comedy, sarcasm, irony people with Autism struggle with understanding.
Even something as simple as a meal is a concept. eg breakfast is a conceptualised meal, it isn't the same exact thing every time. People/kids with Autism struggle with this and often like to have literally the same thing every day, because to change any part of it is to make it not breakfast anymore. Because they don't view it in a conceptualised way but a literal way. This is how they view the world, to differing degrees.