ITT, let's post comics that are educational and informative.
Understanding the Spectrum 1/8
Understanding the Spectrum 2/8
Understanding the Spectrum 3/8
Understanding the Spectrum 4/8
>>83800961
To which I respond that's cool bruh take yo time, but if you talk about sonic then I'm leaving
Understanding the Spectrum 5/8
>>83801050
Not all autistic people like Sonic though. That's a harmful stereotype.
Understanding the Spectrum 6/8
Understanding the Spectrum 7/8
>>83801075
Then 80% of the autistic people should stop talking about sonic
Understanding the Spectrum 8/8
Now that you've read this comic, I hope you will have a greater understanding for our autistic friends, and celebrate neurodiversity wherever you find it.
Now here's a comic about wealthy privilege. I grew up straddling the poverty line, so this one kinda hits close to home for me.
>>83801154
>80%
>source: my ass
If I ever have an autistic son I will kill him and myself to spare him the horrendous fate of living in this shit world as a retard. If I have an autistic daughter she will probably still be able to find a husband to leech off of so I won't kill her.
>>83801437
Good thing you won't actually get laid
>>83801384
>I'm the privileged kid
Except for that last panel. I hate clams.
>>83800992
>i don't understand how you can be a little autistic
Then you're just autistic archie.
I've always considered myself a feminist, but this kinda makes me think.
>>83801549
Well, no, they're correct. Technically there's just autistic and not. If you're on the spectrum, even if you don't show or experience as many symptoms or behaviors as some others, you're still autistic.
>>83801620
>rainbow hijab
SUBTLETY
>>83801648
What? I don't get it. A subtle jab at recent shootings?
>>83801384
I remember when I first saw this I stopped at those first 4 panels wondering why those tiny old people were on the floor.
>>83801437
>>83801610
some people just plain don't seek out social engaements or interactions, and that's fine.
But sometimes it's necessary to fucking function in society, and practice helps you alleviate a lot of the anxiety that comes from being a socially awkward person unfamiliar with how to introduce yourself and make small talk.
>>83801384
this comic is so fucking stupid
quality of person has nothing to do with class.
douchebags walk in every frame of life
>>83801075
All autistic people love trains though.
>>83801648
>implying you can't be LGBT and Muslim
>>83801647
This. The point the comic is making is that not all autistic people act the same way, but that doesn't mean they are "less autistic" than people who conform to outdated stereotypes.
>>83801384
So I was on the left until about row 5, then my parents struck it rich, had a second kid and started throwing money at us for our upbringing.
I feel neither side represents me anymore.
>0/10
>>83801402
4/5 autistic people talk about sonic. Go talk to autistic people and learn this
>>83800961
>>83801012
>>83801030
Most of the traits Archie describes himself as having are simple textbook introversion, not autism.
>>83801822
I hate trains, they are stuck on their rails and go nowhere else and always have to come back.
>>83801824
Not without opening fire, apparently.
>>83801180
>I'm a special snowflake, please expend extra effort paying attention to me and my special snowflake situation of dealing with the same shit as every other human being.
>>83801384
We live in the computer age. If you can't get a loan or learn any worthwhile skills, it's your own damn fault. There are plenty of rich people who fucking ruin their lives and there's plenty of poor people who make it big through networking and talent.
>>83801620
>Hajib
>Gender equality
Why don't you take a look at North Africa and then get back to me.
I hope I live see western civilization go full Rome.
>>83801880
So far in this thread, you're the only one, so I'd say no.
Looks more like 1/17
>>83801610
>being an introvert isn't an illness
No, but not being able to make basic conversation with someone is. Good luck getting a job if you can't do an interview.
>>83801898
>No one lives in the slums because they want to. It's like this train. It can't run anywhere except where its rails take it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DLIpt_Ub4
>>83801939
So did the message fly over your head, or did the rainbow spectrum trigger you?
>>83801926
thank you 4chin
>>83801075
Not all autistic people are Sonic fans, but all Sonic fans are autistic
>>83802053
Woah.
>>83802003
I understand how the Autism spectrum works. Nothing about how the author described himself sounded like autism.
What it sounds like is he's a faggot who doesn't like dealing with foreign situations like half the population.
>>83801384
>come from an upper-middle class family
>both parents grew up below the poverty level and worked their asses off for professional degrees (nursing and engineering)
>both of them worked full time when I was a kid and often we didn't have time to eat together or for them to help me with my homework (my mom juggled shift work as a nurse with schoolwork to be an RNP with a masters degree to boot)
>parents didn't pay shit for my college, I got a merit scholarship to cover tuition/fees and paid for room and board by tutoring for the university
>took two years off from college after graduating to work two jobs to make enough to pay for grad school out of pocket and with a TA position
Everyone has a different story. Poorer people have to work harder for some things, generally true. But it is still possible for them to move up and out of that income bracket. Money is not the only predictor of success.
>>83802053
>MFW I found my nephews watching a video detailing the sonic lore behind shadow the hedgehog
pinterest is best art website prove me wrong.
>>83801437
Autist here, I don't blame you. I wish my parents aborted me.
>>83801939
For many women, hijab is a choice.
Forcing women to NOT wear it is just as bad as forcing women to wear it.
>>83801384
>Paula's house is full of people and not much else
Well maybe if Paula's parents didn't shit out 7 children they'd be able to raise them better and give them more opportunities.
>>83801051
>neurodiverse
No. Please don't.
>>83802278
Is that supposed to be a good example? It looks like shit.
The best art sites usually only allow professionals to post, like CGhub.
>>83802344
Why are people so against marginalized groups being allowed to define themselves on their own terms?
>>83802311
>square in the jaw
What an explosive temper.
>>83802368
A little cisnormative, but neat.
>>83802311
Didn't know Omar Mateen had a tumblr too. Man, the media would go crazy if they found out.
>>83802411
>CGhub
But it's dead
http://conceptartworld.com/?p=32801
>>83802471
![latest[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Ej1tuYc.jpg "latest[1].jpg")
>>83802368
>dat Onion Knight in the lower left corner
>>83802533
Ah man, that sucks.
Haven't followed art sites in a while, since most are utter shit.
R.I.P CGhub, you were too good for this world.
>this thread
>>83802196
Be sure to be very nice to your nephews. Things in life are going to start being rough for them.
>>83802118
>b-b-b-b-but he doesn't SOUND autistic
He more than likely got diagnosed, but I'm sure you know better
>>83802196
It's okay if they're kids, but once they're around 13 that should start dropping off
>>83802553
Was thinking the exact same thing.
>>83801610
There's a difference between being introverted and being socially awkward and I have no idea why people don't realize this.
It's like when people say "I like cleaning my room I'm soooo OCD"
>>83802665
never understood this joke
>>83802943
>"The longer you work here, (the worse) it gets"
>"Diverse" sort of sounds like "the worse."
>>83802421
>marginalized groups
>tripfag
God, I can smell your tumblr from here. But alright.
The problem with these kind of words is that it invariably turns into a manner of code-speak, where the terminology is needlessly different for the sake of being different. Due to this, the new terminology will rarely be used outside of the in-group, because the outgroup already has perfectly adequate terms for the phenomena in question. So what you have is a situation where different social groups use different terms for the same things, which ends up underlining the differences rather than normalizing them, furthering the social divide between the groups. It isn't helping anyone.
>>83802943
>diverse
>the worse
>the worse it gets
>>83803008
>So what you have is a situation where different social groups use different terms for the same things
This is totally unheard of in other contexts.
>>83803008
Yeah but why do you care?
>>83803008
>the new terminology will rarely be used outside of the in-group, because the outgroup already has perfectly adequate terms for the phenomena in question.
>Why should we call niggers "african americans" when we already have a perfectly good word for 'em?
This is what you sound like.
The language of traditional psychology was full of problematic words like "imbecile", "retard", and "invalid." Words that were meant to oppress and belittle, not to increase understanding.
Here's a comic about the word "rape" and why it shouldn't be used lightly.
>>83802311
For some women FGM is also a choice
Have this one too i guess.
>>83803084
Personally African American is stupid. Black is so much easier and isn't completely useless in context to blacks who aren't American.
And isn't the issue that all these words just end up becoming belittling and "oppressive" because they become insults. Ultimately the issue being that people want to liken peoples stupidity to mental retardation. If nuerodiverse ever catches on it'll probably just get added onto the list.
>>83803202
Someone has the edit, right?
>understanding the spectrum
If this isn't about autism, I am going to be instantly angry.
...oh, it is. That's a relief.
I can't tell if you people are posting these to laugh at them or if you are all faggots.
not excatly /co/ related but I feel this list needs a few /co/ related figures.
>>83803385
Why not both.
>>83803247
When will they learn
>>83803084
You can't change what people fucking think by changing the words. You just force people to double-down on what they really mean.
Do you remember when people tried to start pushing the term "special" as a replacement for those other words you listed? Yeah, now special is just universally understood to be a synonym for retard. You want to change thinking, you can't fucking focus on trivial horseshit like "problematic words." Nobody gives a wet shit.
>>83803285
Is this parody?
>>83803385
I honestly think the tripfag is a troll but I don't know.
>>83803427
It was posted on Everyday Feminism so as far as I can tell, no.
>>83803297
> If nuerodiverse ever catches on it'll probably just get added onto the list
Let's cross that bridge when we get to it.
>>83803285
Nice, I'm saving this one.
I was expecting some whiny MRA spiel, but got was pleasantly surprised.
>>83803451
>I was expecting some whiny MRA spiel
I dare you to come back on a weekend.
>>83802330
While you're not wrong, it's also not Paula's fault for being born.
.>>83803039
And what is the effect of that happening?
>>83803059
Because I can't stand for people being wrong in on the internet.
>>83803084
>problematic
Now I'm starting to think that you're actually baiting me.
>Why should we call niggers "african americans" when we already have a perfectly good word for 'em?
This is kind of a poor example in regards to your original argument, isn't it, given that the word in question is currently often used by the in-group to refer to themselves. And "african-american" is dumb for a variety of reasons.
The thing is: words like "retard" are currently insults because people wish to insult others by implying that they belong to the same category as those "marginalized groups". The word itself is meaningless, it's just a label. "Retard" isn't an insult due to any inherent quality in the word, it's an insult due to its relation to retarded people. If there was a different word with the same history of usage, it would have ended up the same way. The thing you tumblrinas never understand is that it was never about the words themselves, it was about the people. You can change the words, but that won't change the opinions.
>>83803285
This comic is reddit in the form of a png file
>>83803492
>And what is the effect of that happening?
Nothing at all? It's been happening throughout history everywhere and the world isn't burning.
>>83803202
Where's that comic from the same author where she's drunkenly hitting on a guy?
>>83803285
Holy shit, my sides
btw, about that second last panel...whatt insults are left that don't hurt nobody's prcious feelings?
>>83801863
A-an outlier!? You're going to destroy our black-white mentality! GET HIM!
>>83803492
>>problematic
>Now I'm starting to think that you're actually baiting me.
If you think calling people "retards" and "invalids" isn't a problem then you can get out of my face.
>>83803451
>Pleasantly surprised
>By a comic that insists you stop judging people for being slobs
Fuck off. Get a shave, get a haircut, lose thirty pounds, and then get a job.
>>83803202
This comic raped me.
>>83801822
>>83801898
/n/ here. Did someone say TRAINS?
>>83803551
There you go! Shut down that discussion and don't try to learn anything or provide any arguments! Perish the very thought that people might think differently from you!
>>83803526
I think tumblr tried to make up a few. Then they became problematic because they were technically gendered.
>>83803551
Not him but it's really not. I'm pretty sure this is bait now.
>>83803492
>Now I'm starting to think that you're actually baiting me.
But anon... are you saying that you find the word "problematic" problematic?
>>83803608
More that we think the word "problematic" is fucking retarded.
>>83803551
You forgot to explain how I was wrong. It's an easy mistake to make, I know.
>>83803608OH GOD WHAT HAVE I BECOME
Nah, the issue is that the way the word is used is terribly presumptuous and just shuts down any discussion. By calling something "problematic", you've essentially labeled something as BADWRONG without presenting any arguments as to why.
>>83803582
>being so autistic that you don't detect a stealph anti tumblr thread.
>>83803084
'African Americans' aren't actually african, most of the time anyways. There are actually african immigrants who have actual african culture but most american blacks don't give two fucks about african culture.
you ever live in a ghetto? actually spend time around blue collar or imppvrrushed people. most don't care about whatever stupid buzzwords Ivory Tower intellectuals make up so they can play the eternal PC game of musical goal posts.
stop trying to replace good terms for things because they're 'problematic.'
>>83801384
Somebody please provide some r34 of that cute girl
>>83801437
You should probably get spayed just to be sure.
>>83801782
And you managed to miss the point with artistic flair.
>>83801939
>I'm a special snowflake, please expend extra effort paying attention to me and my special snowflake situation of dealing with the same shit as every other human being.
You know... I am autistic, but discerning nature sought to compensate by bestowing above-average intelligence on me. It would appear you are my counterpart in these regards.
Go suck an egg, you fucking flatscan.
>>83802300
They did, but it didn't take.
>>83802311
That's not racism, sweetie. Good on you all the same.
>>83803784
>stop trying to replace good terms for things because they're 'problematic.'
>the N word
>good
wew anon
>>83803285
>in a feminist society, "loser" wouldn't be an insult
The detachment from reality is downright frightening.
>>83803828
>We went from Nigger to African American
Really buddy?
>>83803828
Black, Anon. The term is Black.
You retarded nigger.
You want education and informative?
WELL HERE IT IS
>>83803484
No, it isn't, but maybe instead of blaming society and calling people with hardworking parents entitled privileged douchebags, we should call out irresponsible parents for having more kids than they can handle.
You're an adult, you know where babies come from, you know they're a stress on your finances, you know how to stop having them, it's your problem and your fault.
I'm just waiting for someone to dump "Homosexuality: Legitimate Alternative Deathstyle"
>>83803935
But that book is non-stop comedy gold.
>>83803964
And informative to boot!
>>83802665
Finally got this joke.
The Dutch translation of these comics is astonishingly bad. It's actually amazing.
>>83803008
>perfectly adequate terms
Hmmm.
>>83803385
It's not an either/or.
>>83803554
Good. Good. Read it again. Run a camera if possible.
>>83803731
..My favorite webcomic hits almost all of these.
Oy, gewalt...
>>83804036
>Hmmm.
What words do you not like? I don't even understand what has your panties in a twist.
>>83803828
>oh fuck i'm losing the argument
>better construct a strawman and post a smug reaction picture so they won't notice I'm not actually refuting their arguments
>fucking nailed it
>>83804036
>..My favorite webcomic hits almost all of these.
What comic?
>>83802421
Autism is a debilitating, perhaps incurable mental illness that hampers the sufferer's abilities, but social pressure exists to try and make a lifestyle out of it under the excuse of being Diverse™.
>>83804183
This is completely pro capitalism, isn't it?
>>83804163
The problem is you're focusing on all the things autistic people can't do, and ignoring all the things they can do well. Many autistic people have trouble finding employment, no doubt due to the prejudices of people like you.
In my opinion, neurodiversity is just as important as ethnoreligious diversity.
>>83804183
>human nature does not exist
kek
Where's this from, Action Philosophers?
>>83804302
>just as important as ethnoreligious diversity.
So, you mean not important and, in fact, crippling and destructive to society.
>>83804183
Will we still be capitalist society when robots replace humans in almost every job?
>>83804302
Motherfucking this. Not to mention, Autism is not even meant to be "cured". Most of the evil things people think Autism is comes from Autism Speaks, and they can all go to Hell.
>>83804302
When you say that "neurodiversity is important", do you mean that acceptance of autists is important, or that it is important for autists to exist? Because so far the word has been used to describe the nature of autistic brains. Do you now see why this terminology is confusing?
Also, can you explain WHY ethnoreligious diversity is beneficial for a society?
>>83803084
>The language of traditional psychology was full of problematic words like "imbecile", "retard", and "invalid." Words that were meant to oppress and belittle, not to increase understanding.
No, they BECAME problematic because of what they meant. They STARTED OUT entirely neutral.
>>83804491
>because you can't get disability money if you're just a retard.
Really? How the fuck does that happen? What kind of jobs are retards capable of holding down?
>>83804491
>Their feelings don't override the scientific method and peer review process though.
I don't think they're asking for a scientific term. The word "pressure" is perfectly usable even when not describing the effect of force over an area.
>>83803285
I don't understand the point this comic is trying to make.
>>83804456
>Unfortunately, the autisim diagnosis has been so watered down
>Unfortunately
Yeah, it's real "unfortunate" that more people can get the support that they need.
Why did you even major in psychology, if you hate autistic people this much?
>>83803285
Hello, new reaction image.
>>83804605
Allow me to translate.
"I am uncomfortable when people point out my massive and obvious failings in life. Spending time around feminists have taught me that crying at people to stop pointing out my faults is easier than fixing those faults. Therefore, please stop reminding me that I am a waste of oxygen."
![T-S-633-Autism-Spectrum-Mind-Map-Interactive-Powerpoint[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/cMsEnua.jpg "T-S-633-Autism-Spectrum-Mind-Map-Interactive-Powerpoint[1].jpg")
More Psyfag here
>>83804575
Simply being stupid, in and of itself, isn't a disability, until you get to below about ChrisChan levels. Also for example, you don't qualify for services at colleges for simply having a low IQ.
So for example, someone with an IQ of about 85, who isn't retarded enough to qualify for a disability on that alone, who otherwise would not get into a college, can get in on all that financial aid money, social security, ect.
>What kind of jobs are retards capable of holding down?
Manual labor. Janitorial. Some agricultural. Some trades.
>>83804585
No. They are demanding specific changes to diagnostics, to definitions and to government provided services.
I double checked, and here's an example of the problem with the dude's spectrum. The cartoonist is taking his shit from something like this: Designed for teachers to help kids develop their skills, and to be functional people in society. Useful, but not very accurate.
>>83803716
>By calling something "problematic", you've essentially labeled something as BADWRONG without presenting any arguments as to why.
That's funny to me because 4chan seems to operate exclusively using this method ie: cuck, regressive left, tumblr, nu-male, beta, etc.
>>83805029
>Manual labor. Janitorial. Some agricultural. Some trades.
Oh, I see. Sorry, I thinking more along the lines of Downs Syndrome. I assume that's a very different classification.
>>83805056
Difference is that those are local terms or in-jokes. Nobody wants that shit to go anywhere else. The minute cuck becomes popular on Reddit, something else will take its place. Same as has happened every year for the past 13 fucking years.
>>83805056
And it's 4chan, a place that practically celebrates its ability to senselessly hurl insults without a care of furthering any kind of conversation. Using these terms in real life will get you nowhere. As they should.
>>83804491
>its also very possible to be severely non functional in many of those regions and not have autism at all
So you'd have what then? Downs?
>>83805143
>The minute cuck becomes popular on Reddit
Dude, the entire internet from twitter to reddit uses "cuck". Hell, the NYT and the WaPo have written articles on it.
>>83803731
>drugs (ridiculous)
I fucking love this shit.
>>83805143
I have in my hand a book, a real paper book, that uses "cuck" as a verb.
>>83805435
No shit? A real book uses a real word that has existed for hundreds of years?
Well fuck me sideways, I'm amazed!
>>83805029
That infographic is dumb.
I'm ASD, but I can understand sarcasm and stuff.
>>83805494
I have autism too but sarcasm almost always goes over my head
>>83805494
>Dr. Pavel, I'm ASD
>>83805651
To be desu, I've often wondered if the diagnosis is even right for me.
But my mom always gets kind of pissy when I try to suggest I don't have it, and I get benefits for it, so shrugever.
![55020[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/Tsd0MR0.gif "55020[1].gif")
>>83805029
.continued.
Now here's what the autistic spectrum actually looks like. Top is the older model. Bottom is the autism spectrum model.
>>83805078
Right. I'm not talking about full potato. And by the way, some of the downs syndrome people actually are functional enough to work, hold jobs, run fighting game tournaments. I'm talking more about people with IQs in the range of about 80-110.
Even someone at Chris Chan's level of functionality could probably work out well enough, with say a very good 'tard wrangler.
>>83804668
A predictable quickdraw on the bigotry charge.
Science and medicine rely on truthful, accurate diagnoses. Giving the wrong support is frequently worse than doing nothing at all. Just look at the piles and piles of bullshit ADHD cases that we loaded up with amphetamines and stimulants.
Diagnosis shopping, by parents or people who want to avoid stamped a retard, people who want to justify their behavior, or use disability rights as an excuse to behave badly, or just because it's trendy, or worse, people who want an out for their blatantly criminal behavior.
All that also hurts the ability of people to get the services they need.
By the way, they changed mental retardation to intellectual disabilities, for you shitposters staying ahead of the language curve.
>>83805198
That's one example. If you have downs, you will frequently suck at many of the things on OP's spectrum to a disability level, and still not have autism. See this chart for other things that are adjacent, but not autism spectrum.
>>83805494
It's designed for teachers working with 5-12 year olds.
>>83804456
>Autism is not even meant to be "cured".
I'm going to disagree with you on this point, except that that the idea of "cured", is sort of idiotic when talking about autisim.
I'd settle for "At least more functional than Chris Chan" for a lot of people.
> Autism Speaks, and they can all go to Hell.
Them, and the Tarjan center.
>>83805707
>I've often wondered if the diagnosis is even right for me.
>But my mom always gets kind of pissy when I try to suggest I don't have it
She probably had you diagnosed for the benefits because you were borderline-poor. Single mom, I'm guessing?
>>83805707
More psyfag.
Diagnosis shouldn't change the fundamentals: You can work on your strengths, work on your weaknesses, compensate for your weaknesses, and be the best, most functional person you can be.
If there's shit you can't do, that you want to be able to do, you put in the work at it.
I mean, if you spent the next 10 years studying X, you'd expect to get better at it right? So, if you suck at reading facial expressions, watching episodes of say, cops, or judge judy, and focusing on the faces, and learning about that shit, even if you're still horrible, you're still probably going to be better off than where you started.
>>83805975
Maybe.
I've never had trouble reading faces though. Again you seem to be thinking entirely in terms of the classical stereotype, which tells us that poor nonverbal communication is a fundamental part of what it means to be on the spectrum.
>>83806159
It's an example. Alright. Clearly contextualization is something you're bad at. Here's an idea. Completely serious. Go to /pol/, and lurk, and try to guess how serious/sarcastic/other agenda the OP is.
>>83806359
>Clearly contextualization is something you're bad at.
