So even if not all academics "a little bit autistic", the ones that are hard to get along with must be "a bit on the spectrum"? SUPPLIED Academic Sandra Jones is autistic and wants to challenge lines like all academics are 'a little bit autistic'. No, all academics are not "a little bit autistic" – just as all people who can't dance are not "a little bit paraplegic". However, saying "all academics are a little bit autistic" trivialises the many challenges faced by autistic people in navigating the workplace and society more generally. When neurotypical people use "autistic" or "spectrum" to describe someone who is a bit different or a bit hard to get along with, they are not only disregarding the challenges faced by autistic people they are also disregarding the strengths of autistic people.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2019 05:48 UTC