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  • April is Autism Acceptance Month!

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  • Happy birthday!

  • Looking for German learning resources.

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  • Someone told me once they used ChatGPT as a tool to practice a language. I thought it was quite invovative

  • ‘Free speech is a facade’: how Gaza war has deepened divisions in German arts world

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  • it is funny how you don't even react to anything I wrote and just say I am wrong and I believe in israeli propaganda.

  • ‘Free speech is a facade’: how Gaza war has deepened divisions in German arts world

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  • there is not a massive difference. jewish and israeli identity are intertwined. Many jewish people sought refuge in israel because they had nowhere else to go. European jews after WW2 or arab jews in the late 40s/50s who were expelled out of muslim countries, for example. And again, defending israel's right to exist is not the same as defending the israeli government or the war crimes the idf commits.

  • Food and medicine for Gaza – Germany has increased its assistance for people in Gaza

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  • Giving terrorists the ability to control the population is enabling terrorism.

    And leaving a people that has nowhere to go without food, medicine and water, what would that be? I'm asking genuinely, even if Hamas completely controls the distribution of aids within Gaza in order to maintain control, do you really believe that withdrawing these aids (and therefore causing death and starvation) would be at all justifiable?

  • Food and medicine for Gaza – Germany has increased its assistance for people in Gaza

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  • Giving people water and food is not funding terrorism. Starving people, denying them basic human rights and killing inocent people is funding terrorism. Yes, the humanitarian aids will also benefit hamas, but that does not give us the right to deny people their basic human rights

  • Food and medicine for Gaza – Germany has increased its assistance for people in Gaza

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  • even considering that, withdrawing support for civilians would be unethical

  • Ireland women's basketball team refuse to shake hands with Israel

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  • how am I supposed to understand this, what is the context here?

    An Israeli player said "It's known that they are quite anti-semitic" and the entire irish team felt so offended by that that they decided not to shake the hands of the israeli team? To show them how unfounded the allegations are?

    What are the details here? the article doesn't really say much

  • looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

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  • good point. I have already shifted my position on this. Patients won't be able to get their needs met unless they comply, so acting like you like it, or even convincing yourself that you enjoy it is pretty much the only way to get through this process.

  • looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

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  • ouch, that hurts. But point taken.

  • looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

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  • Im okay with admitting that, but I would think that you’d have to be pretty vulnerable to share that info

    you are right. It is inconsiderate of me to expect people to disclose vulnerabilities in order to have their perspectives validated. I wouldn't want to be treated that way either.

  • looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

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  • you make good points. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me.

  • looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

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  • thanks for the links. To clarify, I oppose "functioning labels" like "severe" or "mild" autism. However, I think it is important to say that some autistics feel more disabled by their autism than others. Support need vary, and there should be a way to express that. If you have another term that is better, I'm all open to hear that! Finding good terms isn't always easy. Doesn't mean any one is better than the other. I agree with you insofar that any kind of "ranking" - as you say, is very misleading. I am usually called "mildly autistic" when I disclose my autism. Which is not how I experience it. I'd personally be more comfortable with being called a high masking autistic, as it doesn't invalidate my experience as much. Again, I am open for better words here. What I read about people who identify as level 2 or 3 autistics is that it is important to them to make some distinction, as their experience is quite different from people with lower support needs.

    You not wanting to listen to them, or not considering them “enough” to satisfy whatever need it is you have (which I genuinely don’t understand), is a you problem.

    You misunderstand me here. I precisely want to listen to them. What I am looking for is perspectives from people who dealt with more impairing issues (eg problems getting dressed, basic hygiene, trouble to communicate basic needs etc). I haven't seen the perspectives from these particular people.

  • looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

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  • their positive experiences with gay conversion therapy.

    I am not looking for perspectives in favor of it, what I am looking for are any perspectives from people with high support needs, as the debate around it is usually led by either neurotypicals or (comparatively) independent autistics, who in many cases have no first hand experience with ABA. Autistics with high support needs are the ones most affected by ABA, and ironically they have virtually no voice in this debate, which bothered me.

    The use of “levels” is also profoundly problematic. Google it.

    Which expression do you prefer, then? genuine question. I found the 'levels' to be a better term as it distinguishes by support needs rather than 'intelligence', as the word 'Asperger' suggests. Googling didn't help with that question. Again, let me know what your preferred expression is.

    ABA absolutely does not help anyone to learn important skills, but forces people to hide who they are to avoid shame and punishment. It’s abusive, causes trauma, and is not okay.

    I read plenty about these things, and that's why I am also concerned. So what I'm looking for is experiences with the people most affected by it.

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    but some of us have been affected by our past experiences and don’t really care to be reminded of them.

    Fair point. I added a Content Warning to the post.

  • looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

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  • yes. It is regared as traumatic and abusive by many, many autistic self-advocates. I'll provide some links later. However, I found one perspective missing. The debate around it is held by either neurotypical people or by autistics with low support needs. So I'd like to know what autistics with higher support needs think and feel about the issue.

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    looking for resources on ABA written by level 2 or level 3 autistics

  • What are some must have Linux compatible VSTs?

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  • I love Vital (Vitalium) and Zyn-Fusion. Surge and Odin are great too. all of them are open source and work great with bitwig.

  • Autism in families / displacement in families

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  • I'm currently living abroad, so I can highly relate to this. I'm the first one in my family though. I'm a stranger anywhere. and being weird is much easier where people just assume it is because you are a foreigner

  • The Antinatalism subreddit basically promoting eugenics against autistic people

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  • I think antinatalism is a really interesting philosophy. But it falls apart as soon as you discriminate - It is fair to question the ethics of reproduction, but as soon as you discriminate you end up in eugenics territory. This subreddit is really hostile sadly. there is a lot of ableism under the disguise of antinatalism

  • Brainstorm request: Hobbies for depressed autistic/adhd person

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  • cool, thanks!

  • Autism @lemmy.world
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    Brainstorm request: Hobbies for depressed autistic/adhd person

  • Autism @lemmy.world
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    being "confident" doesn't mean you should double check just to be sure, it means you should pretend to be certain about things you are not certain about.

  • Autism @lemmy.world
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    there is a spider above my desk and it didn't move in like two months

  • Autism @lemmy.world
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    inability to socialize

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    The Blender market is kinda revolutionary and noone really talks about it

  • Autism @lemmy.world
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    I feel exhausted

  • Autism @lemmy.world
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    I feel so invalidated..