I relate to this.
Anyone else out there 'hardworking and quiet'?
And.. yes:
"Why don't we just start using words to communicate so I can stop tracking everyone's eyebrow twitches, that would be great."
K
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Why is it that autistics can all-too-easily end up in exploitative or even abusive situationsReally interested to hear other people's thoughts on this.
A couple of articles & studies:
New report finds widespread abuse of autistic people, https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/more/news/story/new-report-finds-widespread-abuse-of-autistic-people-1931
Prevalence of Victimisation in Autistic Individuals, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10486169/
Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9087551/
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Why is it that autistics can all-too-easily end up in exploitative or even abusive situations2. We're also far less likely to speak to other people, and share information with them about our situations, than neurotypical people.
This means that financial & other kinds of abuse can be going on, often for years, without others knowing about it. And without our awareness that the situations are abusive.
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Why is it that autistics can all-too-easily end up in exploitative or even abusive situations1. Autistic people have often been conditioned since infancy to regularly go well outside our comfort zones (whether socially or in sensory ways), and to not complain about it.
How is one to then know that *some* of those uncomfortable things are socially not acceptable, or even illegal?
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Why is it that autistics can all-too-easily end up in exploitative or even abusive situationsWhy is it that autistics can all-too-easily end up in exploitative or even abusive situations?
Giving this some thought, I figured out a couple of possible reasons for this (below).
I'd love to hear others' thoughts on this, too!
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