#feels weird because i was diagnosed early and was in some... idk... special ed lite classes during elementary school? | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

the-overthinktank · 7 months

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I feel like part of autistic infighting is that the term encompasses such a huge range of disability, symptoms, and experiences that advocacy often struggles to be inclusive without becoming so unspecific it's toothless. On one hand high vs low functioning is a false dichotomy, on the other hand someone who was has severe difficulty communicating and motor disabilities has obviously had very different experiences from someone who found out later in life and can mask

#the special ed vs burnt out gifted kid fighting especially....#feels weird because i was diagnosed early and was in some... idk... special ed lite classes during elementary school?#and my experience was mostly positive there. in retrospect they were probably trying to teach me social skills #but i was in kindergarten so i mostly remember being taken to a room that had a box full of sequins and animal erasers for me to sort #regular classroom was much worse #i was a social outcast for most of elementary and middle school and was bullied heavily #but many other autistic peoples' experience with special ed is like. physical abuse and dehumanization by faculty.#which is not remotely equivalent to baby jay eraser room #no reblogs because i don't want to argue with randos today

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