I don’t have a professional understanding of the subject tbqh but I frequently talk to people who do and while we both kvetch about work, they often mention how autism spectrum disorders are understood much more granularly now and focus more specifically on the types of cognitive impairments or areas of difficulty. Someone can have poor audio processing but still be able to visually identify and categorize stimuli. They may be able to process information easily in the moment but struggle to retain said information. In the past, this would simply be categorized as child-like, but that doesn’t really give a good understanding of what’s happening in the person’s brain.

As far as further reading… I can’t really make any recommendations, but I know there’s a great deal more study now than there was, say, 30 years ago.

Nope, that’s an outdated conceptualization of autism and has been for quite some time.

I get that being in this situation sucks, but at least pull into the exit divider and throw your hazards on, jeez.

“You eat rice like Chinese person”

From the lady behind the counter as I was watching some bullshit on my phone and eating mapo tofu