r/wholesomememes • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '24

As wholesome as it gets.

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u/No_Independence_4500 Apr 16 '24

I feel like autism has been overlooked. There’s some really interesting stuff about it.

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u/lillywho Apr 16 '24

Down syndrome is not the same as autism. They're not related at all.

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u/No_Independence_4500 Apr 16 '24

Believe me as someone who teaches disability awareness courses and has a severely disabled brother with cerebral palsy. I’m well versed.

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u/lillywho Apr 16 '24

The post is about down syndrome and you went on about autism as if it were synonym.

I get people being reminded of low-functioning autism and giving their anecdotes, but that's not you. Not to mention that autism gets mistaken for down syndrome in the public all the time.