i think working off answers we do have is a better idea, actually
such as suicide being one of the top three causes of death for autistic people. The other two being heart disease and epilepsy complications, and them on average dying under 50 years of age.
I suggest to read more than one article about the double empathy problem at first.
We have multiple papers stating it’s the way we are mistreated the issue. Autists don’t have a lack of empathy, communication, socialization, non verbal language, etc. We express them in a different way, an Autistic way! This is as valid as the neurotypical way.
We need to stop internalizing ableism and self blaming us for everything and nothing. These are direct consequences of mistreatments too.
im sure that mistreatment is part of the issue
im also sure that autism does, at least often, come with real internal stressors that are not the result of their treatment by others, and that make dealing with external stressors more difficult
i dont take an issue with the added context of conscious or subconscious ableism (though i think its besides the point here, because cruel or not, its still something potential children will still have to deal with)
i think its important to remember that even if that wasnt a factor, autism will often still impact the quality of life of potential children
The issue with your explanation is that autism isn’t an illness nor a disease nor a disorder. It’s a neurotype, a neurological difference.
It doesn’t come with a difference in neurology. It’s a different neurology. They’re no normal neurology. All of them are egal and valid. When one of them exercises a pressure to be the one, the norm, and doesn’t let the others exist, it’s discrimination against a minority. This ends with a high suicide number. It has deep implications with trauma, PTSD, cptsd, depression and other mental health issues from a very young age to elderly. When you can’t cope anymore, you …
And yeah, it’s internalized ableism to blame ourselves.
How is that an idea of what the cause of suicide is? Where is the explanation of cause there? Because I gave an explanation of the cause. So far, all you’ve done is play coy.
you didnt give an explanation of the cause, you seemingly pulled something out your ass and didnt like when i didnt immediately accept it as fact
You think the widespread mistreatment of autistic people is something I invented? Really?
