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Not enough people talk about the biggest privilege neurotypicals have in academia; the ability to network with their classmates easily so they can stay on top of all important details that are so easy (disabled.social)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by autisticflapper@disabled.social to c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org

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[–] Lemvi@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

That's an advantage, not a privilege. Being good at something isn't the same as having special rights. For any given skill there will always be people who are good at it and others who aren't.

There are also fields where people with an ASD seem to have an advantage over neurotypicals. For example, the STEM major rate for young adults with an ASD is significantly higher than that of the general population, as this paper found: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-012-1700-z

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

Being good at passing exams ("majoring") is just the first stage, continuing in the topic as a career depends more on networking skills.

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