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alarimer

(17,146 posts)

15. That's a very narrow definition

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Apr 19, 2025, 07:20 PM

Apr 19

I'm told it's actually a spectrum.

And there are always people in every society who have different degrees of capability. People have accidents or strokes or whatever. Are they supposed to just die? Get put out on an ice floe, if you can find one?

Perhaps autism is just part of natural human variation, at every point in the spectrum.

All I know is that Kennedy sounds like a Nazi.

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Yes, RFK Jr. said autistic children will never pay taxes, hold a job, play baseball or write a poem [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 19 OP

UGH............. Lovie777 Apr 19 #1

RFK is autistic? C_U_L8R Apr 19 #2

Post removed Post removed Apr 19 #11

Elon Musk? Thunderbeast Apr 19 #3

There's a strong whiff of ableism here neeksgeek Apr 19 #4

We're just illustrating how insane RFK's comments were synni Apr 19 #8

He still scares me nt neeksgeek Apr 19 #14

He scares you because he IS scary. ShazzieB Monday #20

That is certainly true of severely autistic people. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 19 #5

The criteria for autism keeps changing in DSM womanofthehills Apr 19 #7

What a truly miserable, psychopathic POS! Initech Apr 19 #6

He's right, my son never played baseball hardluck Apr 19 #9

Yes, but in fairness to RFK, I imagine David Byrne is a shit baseball player. Xavier Breath Apr 19 #10

One of my best employees is autistic jmowreader Apr 19 #12

Post removed Post removed Monday #18

No. Ready for another week? GP6971 Monday #19

Where do parents get the tax exemption? Bad Thoughts Apr 19 #13

That's a very narrow definition alarimer Apr 19 #15

It's all tied in with his antivaxx obsession. ShazzieB Monday #22

This asshole is on the spectrum LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #16

Autism is NOT a disease but Measles are LetMyPeopleVote Monday #17

What an idiot he is. There is an autistic girl on Survivor and she's doing amazing. TommieMommy Monday #21