Not that I'm defending my joke, but pointing out that autism has grown into WAY more than mental retardation. Everything from social awkwardness (even with high IQ, like spergs) to senory issues to full blown low functioning adults (retards), is now on the spectrum. Some people are now saying that ADHD is on the spectrum too. It's pretty much just a trend now.
There's definitely a grain of truth to your joke. What they used to call "idiot savants" are now considered part of the autism spectrum. Having deficits in some areas but abnormal proficiency in others is a real thing.
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OogaBooga696969 ago
And people call autism a disability... God bless those spergs for doing what they do.
tokui ago
Autism is mental retardation.
Thoroughness is not. It's doggedness.
OogaBooga696969 ago
Not that I'm defending my joke, but pointing out that autism has grown into WAY more than mental retardation. Everything from social awkwardness (even with high IQ, like spergs) to senory issues to full blown low functioning adults (retards), is now on the spectrum. Some people are now saying that ADHD is on the spectrum too. It's pretty much just a trend now.
RevoltNow ago
There's definitely a grain of truth to your joke. What they used to call "idiot savants" are now considered part of the autism spectrum. Having deficits in some areas but abnormal proficiency in others is a real thing.