Someone told me once they used ChatGPT as a tool to practice a language. I thought it was quite invovative
was man braucht sind offene, sichere und dezentrale standarts, die öffentlich anerkannt werden. Dadurch könnte man dann auch durchsetzen, dass diese Standarts dann auch zumindest von öffentlichen Einrichtungen auch benutzt werden.
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.
ouch, that hurts. But point taken.
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.
you make good points. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me.
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.
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.
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.
will look into it. thanks!
thanks! As you work with computers - how do you manage working from home (in case you have experience with that) It is something really hard for me to deal with when I don’t have the spacial separation thanks again for you answer :)
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
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
thanks! That sounds really really cool! I'm not native to the language that is spoken here, but if that concept is applied to something I know how to do, that'd be really nice.
but real confidence is unattainable without doing things that are socially understood as “insecurity” (challenging own beliefs, double checking, asking for more opinions etc…) that’s the contradiction
Confidence is making a decision and standing by it even if others disagree or try to convince you otherwise.
then it makes no sense to me to consider confidence a virtue. Noone should pretend to be confident when they are not, and even worse expect others to be confident and take them less seriously when they admit that they are not.
but you’re not confident in your initial choices.
absolutely, and I understand why people expect others to be
I don’t know. I tend to just try to live and hope I come up with an idea at some point.
Happy birthday!