torpak

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The Antinatalism subreddit basically promoting eugenics against autistic people in c/autism@lemmy.world
[–] torpak@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
  • I am autistic and have ADHD and I still prefer having been born to the alternative thank you very much!
  • Comparing the intentional breeding of universaly harmful traits in dogs to taking a slightly higher risk of ASD which is rarely harmful is quite a stretch.
  • Without autistic people many great things wouldn't exist today. I would argue that without the special interests and hyperfocus of neurodiverse people a lot of scientce and engineering wouldn't have happened or at least a lot later.
  • While ASD and ADHD are often percieved as harmful, they are rarely only harmful and often bring special talent or at least a unique perspective.
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AuDHD Strengths? (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

I have a dual diagnosis and I know a lot about my weaknesses. I read a lot about autistic strengths but I feel most of those either don't apply to me or they are negated by my ADHD.

For example I love making todo lists but following them needs extreme amounts of willpower. I'm good at analytical thinking but my lack of working memory and my distractability make it hard to do anything with that...

Are there any non obvious strengths I could look for?