Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Josquius]

Where does this idea that people falsely claim to be autistic to get jobs come from?

I guess from this years hot new scapegoat, the Trumpist take on DEI.

[HVC]

Where does this idea that people falsely claim to be autistic to get jobs come from?

I don't think Raz is claiming that people fake being autistic to get jobs, just that he seems to believe that being autistic can't be that bad if it makes some people better at some jobs.

[grumbler]

Where does this idea that people falsely claim to be autistic to get jobs come from?

I don't think Raz is claiming that people fake being autistic to get jobs, just that he seems to believe that being autistic can't be that bad if it makes some people better at some jobs.

The statement was that "a large number of people claim a disability that makes them better suited to well-paying, prestigious jobs." The implication of "claim" in this context is that the claim is not true.  I've not seen any evidence that autism makes a person better-suited for a job than a lack of autism.

I've taught a number of autistic students (those with diagnoses; none "claimed" to be autistic), all on the lower end of the spectrum. Most had developed techniques to deal wit their disorder(the only boon to this disorder was probably that they were much more self-aware than typical students) but a majority had comorbidities like ADHD that were a bigger challenge than (low-end) autism.

[HVC]

 I could be wrong, but I read that as people claiming to have a disability when raz doesn't see it as a disability. Not that that they're caliming a disability to get a job.


*edit * but I guess he can clarify for himself rather than me trying  to devine one

[Bauer]

The other thing is that people just love to have diagnoses these days. Then the parents lean into that instead of proper parenting. Like this kid at my sons afterschool with adhd who literally jumps out at me like a cat, even licked my jacket one day.

[Valmy]

No matter what diagnosis your kid has you still have to do your best to help them become a functional adult.

But the idea that somehow their diagnosis will help them get a job in some lucrative industry is pretty ridiculous.

[Grey Fox]

Silicon Valley culture is full of does pretty ridiculous expectations or ideas and yet, everyone wants to be them.

[Razgovory]

I could be wrong, but I read that as people claiming to have a disability when raz doesn't see it as a disability. Not that that they're caliming a disability to get a job.


*edit * but I guess he can clarify for himself rather than me trying  to devine one

Yeah, you get it.  It is sort of a humble brag, people claiming to have a disability that is actually a minor superpower.  It's guy's like Elon Musk who claim to have a disability that does not seem to have hindered him in anyway, shape, or form but uses it as an excuse for unacceptable behavior.

[Sophie Scholl]

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[Sophie Scholl]

I may not 100% agree with all of them, but it was too funny and too Languish not to share. I did love this little add-on by folks regarding Butler:
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[Razgovory]

The internet has its downsides.