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In what backwards universe do neurotypicals equate autistic people saying “hey, don’t post videos / blogs showing your autistic kids in crisis situations they would find humiliating” means we’re trying to ignore any autistic person with extensive care needs?
DEAR NEUROTYPICALS, here it is in the plainest English I got:
We say “hey, don’t post those video” because the person in the video is a human being who deserves their privacy.
A disabled human is not a circus side show to be gawked at.
We never saw videos of Stephen Hawking with his wheelchair stuck on a ramp. We don’t know how he went to the bathroom or the routine for getting him dressed and groomed in the morning. We never saw him with food on his face or if a muscle spasm caused him to tip in a weird position in his wheelchair. His carers did everything to keep his private life private. Sometimes rumors and bits got out, but for the most part the public wasn’t privy to what went on in his house until years later.
Gee, how hard is that, to let a disabled person have their privacy? NOT THAT HARD.
Showing videos to the public that depict the autistic person in undignified / humiliating / crisis situations is not educational at all. It’s voyeuristic, exploitative and a destruction of their privacy.
I don’t even like it when parents post embarrassing videos of their able bodied / neurotypical children, but at least NTAB kids can say “mom, turn the camera off! Mom, take that video down!”
Someone who can’t speak or advocate for themselves that way can’t defend themselves against how they’re being portrayed to the public.
Autistic people don’t say “no videos like that” to people because we want the ugly side of autism to go away.
We want you to stop exploiting people who can’t defend themselves against that exploitation.
Here, let me break it down so even a child can understand.
Did the person in the video say you can share it on the internet?
If yes, go ahead and post it.
If no, only share it with a doctor if the behavior is a symptom of something and then delete it or keep it out of the public eye.
If it isn’t possible to get a yes or no from the person, DO NOT POST IT ONLINE!!!
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