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 to miss in lectures. #actuallyautistic @autismsupsoc @autisticbookclub @neurodivergence @neurodiverso
Privilege is an advantage that is intrinsic to an identity in a given context (e.g. a white male in America), so I think that perhaps calling this a privilege somewhat belies the extreme difficulty that many neurotypical people also experience with personal communication and networking.
I think that this is possibly just our society’s favoring of extroversion. Anecdotally, my extroverted best friend, who had ADHD, was much better at networking (and got much better grades) than I ever could be/do.
@t3rmit3 there definitely is favoritism towards extroverts, but being autistic still takes off lots of points no matter how sociable they are. Neurotypical introverts don’t typically experience the same level of rejection that autistics do. ADHDers are more accepted than autistics; it is so common that it is not always seen as a real disability.
I’m not even that introverted. I just won’t mask. For many young people unfortunately, that is a reason they won’t even give me a chance.