An interesting piece (£) in today’s Sunday Times, which claims that a majority of Britons may now consider themselves neurodivergent, meaning they have a condition such as autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia, according to a leading psychologist. The psychologist is Francesca Happé. The start of her Wikipedia page:
“Francesca Gabrielle Elizabeth Happé (born 1967) is a British neuroscientist who is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. Her research concerns autism spectrum conditions, specifically the understanding social cognitive processes in these conditions.”
Last year she gave a talk at Gresham College, London – Changes in the Concept of Autism (video, 1:07:00).
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Of course they do! There are all sorts of advantages to the “label”, additional time to do exams/course work, free gadgets at Uni, an excuse for all sorts at work, cover for bad manners, indulgence for eccentricities and a great card with lots to be “offended” by. All trashing those who are genuinely autistic and who actually could do with help. For like “PTSD” (a la Amanda Abington) became an epidemic in its supposed “mild” form, the result diverts attention and resources from those really suffering, then gets de valued as others see all and sundry “self diagnosing” and declaring they are too stressed to do the things they should.
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My work involves people with autism (alongside another condition) which puts them into the care system. I was informed by the resident psychologist when started years ago when she was name-dropping baron Cohen (Sasha uncle?) who is also a psychologist, that when autism was pushed into the limelight it suddenly became fashionable (often by their helicopter parents) until…. they discovered that their insurance premiums went up (autism apparently affects your insurance).
The same fashionable labelling was given a more recent trend (which I won’t say because I don’t want mike to be targeted by the thought police). So I see the same negative outcomes as pointed out by Nigel, those in genuine need will lose more funding, those playing the “fashionable look at me” game will find their insurance going up (along with the pitying that the public tends to foster on these wannabes).
It’s not going to end well for them. I wonder if there is any correlation between them and the feminists(and other blue hair shouty people)
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Thanks Rob, interesting. What insurance are you referencing?
Simon Baron-Cohen’s “The Essential Difference” (2003) was one of a small number of books which propelled me on my red pill journey. Another was Steve Moxon’s “The Woman Racket” (2008).
He and Sacha Baron-Cohen (the comedian) are cousins.
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hi mike
thank you for confirming the baron-Cohen connection,
I believe the insurance was of several types -basically anything influenced by behaviour, unwise decisions and risk eg life insurance, driving( possibly liability insurance) and so on.
thanks again
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Thanks Rob.
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