Jen

foo, 10 months ago to actuallyautistic

I've seen an increasing number of posts on the fediverse about mansplaining, reply-guys and such (e.g. the different types of reply guy). This usually involves a very broad definition of the reply-guy concept, including "anyone who engages on a public post who isn't inflating my massive ego".

To my #actuallyautistic friends: this is a trap! If you offer ANY comment, engagement, or question except "this is so true/u r awesome" you will get blocked and/or patronised (even if you aren't explicitly criticising them). It's best to avoid the topic completely, even if there are some massive generalisations or over-simplifications, or if you feel its an interesting topic and compelled to discuss further, don't bother!

A lot of it feels like it is policing autistic people, with the double whammy that quite a few ASD people won't notice that it's a trap.
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theautisticcoach, 10 months ago to actuallyautistic

What are my #ActuallyAutistic comrades reading/listening to this weekend?

#AutisticBookClub

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