this narrative is myth-taken
I have never made a more literal autistic edit than when saying ‘reading this document’ with footage of Vision reading a document, it was a choice and im standing by it
Also if you spot the flaw in the quote about autism, violence, victimization and perpetration
-no you don’t-
00:00 intro
03:49 does being autistic make you more likely to perpetuate bigoted violence?
13:01 men and terrorism
17:48 autism and violence?
26:35 autism and empathy (aka the f***ing dreaded empathy question)
32:01 performative empathy (and the demonization of neurodivergence)
41:07 conclusion
For more information, particularly on mass shootings, I would really recommend looking into the work by The Violence Project, all the stats are there and it's really easy to follow and extremely telling (most mass shootings happen at work, usually by people who have just been fired, something I didn't know but is the most unsurprising thing in the world)
https://www.theviolenceproject.org/
I would also like to take this moment to really emphasise that people should look into Phillip Nicholson's case. It's extremely representative of a lot of issues autistic people face taken to it's most extreme (which is still common even in it's most extreme form), but also; he deserved to be here and happy, and it's so unfair he's not, and more people should know his name.
Thank you so much Mila Wren
https://www.youtube.com/c/MilaWren
Ponderful
https://www.youtube.com/c/PonderfulYT
Emileigh With a G
https://www.youtube.com/c/EmileighWithaG
and Questing Refuge!
https://www.youtube.com/c/QuestingRefuge
Books;
The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
Conflict is Not Abuse
Why Won’t You Apologise?
Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
Essays/Papers/Statistics;
Empirical Failures of the Claim That Autistic People Lack a Theory of Mind
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959478/
Dissociating Empathy From Perspective-Taking: Evidence From Intra- and Inter-Individual Differences Research
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00126/full
What is the threat to the UK today?
https://terrorismlegislationreviewer.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/July-2021-What-is-the-threat-to-the-UK-today.pdf
Terrorism in Great Britain: the Statistics
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7613/CBP-7613.pdf
The Empathy Imbalance Hypothesis of Autism: A Theoretical Approach to Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Autistic Development
http://cogprints.org/6799/1/TPRVol59No3-SMITH.pdf
The Double Empathy Problem
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/double-empathy
Victimization and Perpetration Experiences of Adults With Autism
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980973/
Websites/Articles;
The 'QAnon Shaman's' lawyer blames autism for his client's Jan. 6 actions. Here's how wrong he is.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/qanon-shaman-s-lawyer-blames-autism-his-client-s-jan-ncna1267920
Videos
Beyond Alternatives: Disability, Madness and Prison Abolition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqaOgVzwCZ4&ab_channel=TheNewPress
Fake It Till You Break - Autistic Masking & Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F_Kab1XrTQ&t=482s&ab_channel=Ponderful
Robert Seyfarth: Theory of Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDtjLSa50uk&ab_channel=RichardDawkinsFoundationforReason%26Science
Vulnerability & Power | Brené Brown & Russell Brand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1ckkGwqZI&ab_channel=RussellBrand
What's up with the narcissist's eyebrows?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PtIGnoJIXA&ab_channel=DoctorRamani
Films referenced that could be further viewing if you're interested in these topics;
Elephant by Gus Van Sant
Children of Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTCSfx47R1w&ab_channel=RichardKotuk
Silent Minority
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qb424HvKSQ&ab_channel=JulieStarmer
Just a heads up - these films are... a lot. I don't regret watching them because they're so informative, but there is a lot of abuse of disabled people in these films, be aware.
LASTLY, music!
rxshzt
🎧 Prod. by S.R. KTNZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKeT1stMJJw&ab_channel=S.R.KTNZ