Commentary: Does the word 'autistic' make you uncomfortable? It shouldn't, says the community

Commentary: Does the word ‘autistic’ make you uncomfortable? It shouldn’t, says the community
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Commentary: Does the word ‘autistic’ make you uncomfortable? It shouldn’t, says the community
We tend to assume that autistic individuals cannot perform basic tasks or have special abilities. The reality is more complex as we learnt when we worked on a series with ‘high-functioning’ autistics.
In speaking with autistic individuals, we realised they were articulate yet introverted, sensitive yet opinionated, friendly yet guarded — they had diverse personalities. (File photo: iStock)
11 Jul 2021 04:10PM)
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SINGAPORE: After our feature on a married couple who learnt that autism, specifically Asperger’s syndrome, was behind the turbulence in their relationship, one of our friends texted: “I think a lot of guys have this AS”, plus a laugh-out-loud emoji. (We laughed back — we are only human.)

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