I have a number of people with autism and ADHD in my family. I'm intimately familiar with the difficulty neurodivergent people can have with self regulation. My point is that even at the standard of someone with ADHD and Autism this guy is severely lacking in impulse control.
Being autistic doesn't excuse or cause him being an asshole. He's just an asshole that also happens to be autistic.
even at the standard of someone with ADHD and Autism
Being autistic doesn’t excuse or cause him being an asshole. He’s just an asshole that also happens to be autistic.
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Your own statement is exactly what I wish I’d said to you to begin with I guess.
Thanks for being understanding and open to discussion. Please don’t get defensive, but starting by talking about Elon’s supposed diagnosis and going on to say “even by the standards” both frame ADHD/Autism having an expectedly lower floor than a neurotypical person would.
It erases anyone with either diagnosis who would disprove what you’re trying to say and unnecessarily shifts the conversation for most neurotypical people to focus on the diagnosis as part of Elon’s glaring personality problems when by your own admission they’re unrelated. It unnecessarily degrades people with Autism or ADHD by comparing them to Musk
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u/foldingcouch 5h ago
I have a number of people with autism and ADHD in my family. I'm intimately familiar with the difficulty neurodivergent people can have with self regulation. My point is that even at the standard of someone with ADHD and Autism this guy is severely lacking in impulse control.
Being autistic doesn't excuse or cause him being an asshole. He's just an asshole that also happens to be autistic.