Submitted by AmethystOrator t3_10dopzr in UpliftingNews
CommonConfusables t1_j4pznqq wrote
Reply to comment by freeshavocadew in Deaf woman with autism found safe after going missing 3 weeks ago by AmethystOrator
You could have stopped at “it’s a miracle she’s alive.”
When you added something “easier” to abduct it became a really insulting statement towards autistic women who are deaf, and even those of use who are not deaf.
My autism makes it so I don’t trust anyone and I have memorized ways to protect myself and what I would do in various scenarios. I have helped a lot of people out of dangerous positions, and even rescued a kid getting beat up by a group of larger boys that no one else would interrupt going by.
My autism makes me that person who saves the day.
Autism is a spectrum…not a label to describe someone as less than. Yes, having a disability of any kind can make you more of a target by assholes looking to do harm, but that doesn’t mean a woman with autism wouldn’t fuck up an attacker.
fuzzmountain t1_j4r6ynh wrote
Well said.
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