As an autistic person, I’d just like to say that (a) my neurotype doesn’t make me a wrong ‘un and (b) if I were a wrong ‘un, autism would not be the reason, or a justification for, appalling behaviour. Whoever fed this nonsense to the media can get in the sea. - ThreadSky

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garethcoates.com • 94 days ago

As an autistic person, I’d just like to say that

(a) my neurotype doesn’t make me a wrong ‘un and

(b) if I were a wrong ‘un, autism would not be the reason, or a justification for, appalling behaviour.

Whoever fed this nonsense to the media can get in the sea.

Reposted from BeardedGenius

Woeful damage limitation PR job

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tonypdickinson.bsky.social•94 days ago

It's the type of excuse making that I bet they have spent all of their life dismissing autism and making fun of those ND people.

garethcoates.com•94 days ago

Just looked again at the screen grabs… of COURSE it was the Daily Heil which published that utter claptrap.

pgor303.bsky.social•94 days ago

Also, remember the dismissive attitude of his son in that god awful column he wrote!

adstanley.bsky.social•87 days ago

I wrote a piece this week on how this person's retreat into "but autism" damages those of us with autism who don't harm people.

garethcoates.com•86 days ago

It absolutely does, with their young son being the most poignant example of that. The BBC were guilty of something similar with their reporting on the trial of Brianna Ghey’s murderers. It’s so depressing to see autism stereotyped and weaponised by the media using outdated concepts.

judeet44.bsky.social•94 days ago

True. If you're a twat who is inappropriate with women, you're a twat, simples. He's an extra special twat trying to make inexcusable excuses and damaging others (again) in the process. No surprises there then.

mark-f.bsky.social•94 days ago

That last paragraph is just totally made up.

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