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Just a rant (feddit.nl)
submitted 11 months ago by orac@feddit.nl to c/autism@lemmy.world

Inclusion is when everyone can be who they are and together you form a community. But that is not how inclusion seems to work in today's world. It seems more to be about 'participation' which is like 'adapt to our way of life so you can join us'. I am 54, and only since the past 7 years have I sought professional help (beyond psychologists, which I have had since I was 15). And in those 7 years I have noticed a disturbing pattern of something I can only describe as victim-blaming. It's like they say "we have methods and systems, if they don't work; well, that's because of you." The system seems built around avoidance of responsibility; pushing consequences down instead of up. They keep moving the goalposts and gaslight when you confront them. I don;t know how to deal with it anymore.

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