Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑December 27th, 2021, 12:28 pm
I am autistic, which is commonly described as a 'disability'. But I
do have one or two abilities that most neurotypical people don't . . .
GE Morton wrote: ↑December 27th, 2021, 12:33 pm
That's interesting. What would those be?
I don't have super-powers, even though we autists sometimes refer to our different abilities,
in fun, as our 'super-powers'. I am not aware of being able to do anything that neurotypical people
can't do ... but there are some things that I do in a different way, perhaps a more, er,
efficient (?), way. These things are difficult to talk about, as there are no words for them. Just as there are no words for some of the sensations I feel due to MS, from nerves that are damaged, but still passing some sort of signal. The part-corrupted nerve-messages give rise to some ... interesting sensations. There are no words because only a tiny proportion of us have any need for them.
Nevertheless, it is the case that I can do a few things that most neurotypical people don't seem to do. It balances (?) the things that you can all do, that I can't, I suppose? Not all aspects of 'disability' are negative ... only most of them.