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Supportive and inclusive environment (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by TerdFerguson@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world

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Every article I read about the common social struggles of autism, talks about the need to build a supportive and inclusive environment.

They never go into what is needed in order to do that effectively, because the correct answer means changing how all the normal people behave to become more supportive and inclusive.

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[–] Mowcherie@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Justice and law-based systems would be more important to invest in and provide resources for. Some of us are justice-sensitive in a way that makes things come to a halt when unfairness reigns.

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[–] TerdFerguson@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 6 months ago

True... and how awful for them to have to raise the standard. /s

My expectations for justice are adjusted pretty low these days, which is sad but it does help me not be so frustrated.

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[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 4 points 6 months ago

If you would like to share, I would be interested to know more. I am extremely justice sensitive, but I know what is "just" to me is not just to others. I'm not sure how that can be reconciled in your proposed approach.

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