There are all kinds of people who lead different and interesting lives, messing about doing what they want to do.I wish I knew what this thread was all about?
Some folk could be offended by a brick wall.
I agree.Why is it that when someone takes the piss out of someone for being a bit daft, people go straight to the 'It might be ASD/ ADHD'?
Chances are the poster hasn't got any form of learning difficulty and is just being dim-witted.
Good point.I agree.
Unlike a real-life interaction with a person, it's a lot more difficult on the internet to distinguish between someone who's dim-witted and someone who has learning difficulties. I'm sure many people on here have thought someone to be dim-witted due to what they're saying in a discussion and they may even call them dim-witted, or similar. The problem is that the "dim-witted" person may have some form of learning difficulty.
If someone says something idiotic then there's nothing wrong with commenting on that. I don't think it's reasonable to self-censor based on the possibility that the person saying something idiotic has learning difficulties.
The person has gone so it doesn't matter what it says here. They ain't reading it.
A guest can read what is posted here!
If someone makes a complaint about your post labelling the individual as "on the spectrum", the complaint will receive due and fair consideration. Do not worry
Surely you have a look around the site before you sign up?Was it even a complaint about the forum?
Google could have linked him to classifieds and he made an account before realising.
Not an unreasonable request to have their account deleted.
Depends on the circumstances that brought you to a site, some people are not that savvy when it comes to browsing, my mum after keep showing her day in and day out still has trouble with her mobile.Surely you have a look around the site before you sign up?
For all he knew the classifieds could have been a not too elaborate scam webpage with fake listings to phish his details...
If someone makes a complaint about your post labelling the individual as "on the spectrum", the complaint will receive due and fair consideration. Do not worry
It's kind of come full circle now.This thread should be maintained for future generations. "Offended for the sake of being offended - class of 2021"
Some folk could be offended by a brick wall.
As someone with two family members "on the spectrum", this is much ado about nothing.
Then there is no problem that this ‘type of post was even made to start with’ or are people now asking for ‘shocking’ things not to be posted because they’re not offended by it?Yes... people did (and still do) get offended by innocuous comments. But how it's come full circle is when nobody is offended or even says they are offended... but someone assumes they are.
Are you saying being on the spectrum is nothing?!
I'm offended by that!
In a way yes. Because I know my family members where they can don't want to be seen to be different or treated differently than others. In a similar way those with disabilities don't want people to see their disability.
Needless kerfuffle over one line from a person no-one actually knows anything about.
Depends on degree to which the person is affected. I can tell you my ASD Daughter very much wants people to know, because otherwise her difficulties are unseen and she appears outwardly neurotypical. Whereas the reality is far from that.
Straying into another topic though, which I am happy to have a discussion about.
I posted it in my lunch breakJust one that instantly came to mind and the fact this board is viewable to non members and doesn't come over as very professional from the owner of the site.