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Acid Reindeer
two points to add, I had not really heard of synesthesia considered as a defect before. and the autistic online community, the same community thta coined the term, neurodiversity does not really describe themselves as "suffering" from autism because they tend not to consider autism as a disability.
Precisely, they are moving somewhat from suffering, to celebrating.
What I meant in general is individual physical and mental diversity from the norm is being looked at more positively, which is good.
It'd be hard and probably counterproductive to completely deny that having autism, ADHD etc. brings with it difficulties in this world, however.
A bit like myself as someone diagnosed as having Bipolar Disorder going round going 'ooh isn't it wonderful to be depressed' 'aren't panic attacks a marvellous thing, to be revelled in' or something:)
Or even better, deny I'm bipolar and say I'm a Rainbow Butterfly Child.
I'm not sure whether that bit would come before or after I stopped taking my medication:)
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Kath