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cheesycheese

I think no there is a difference between different and inferior

TTKDB

An autistic person is a human being just like anyone else is right?

MayCaesar

Are blind people inferior as humans? No. Are blind people inferior in terms of their inherent abilities? Yes they are. It is hard to make a case in denial of a fact that not being able to see seriously impairs the person. It does not mean that a blind person cannot achieve incredible success in life, far beyond what most non-blind people can hope to achieve - but it does mean that they have a strong handicap when trying to do so.

I would say it is similar with autistic people. I have nothing against them, and there is probably, at least, a couple against people I know and respect - autistic or not, this factor alone does not define a person. However, they definitely have some difficulties in life that other people usually do not, and trying to pretend that they are just different, rather than impaired in some way, does them disservice and tries to ignore the problem.

Having trouble communicating with people is a huge handicap in the modern world. Negotiations define whether a business prevails or fails; negotiations define one's employability; negotiations define the loan or rent terms; negotiations can sometimes literally mean a difference between living and dying. This handicap is not completely debilitating, but the individual affected by it has to do a lot of work to make up for it. For example, when negotiating employment terms, such a person will have to show a tremendous amount of skill, otherwise his/her candidacy will look very shaky. 

To conclude, autistic people are by no means inferior, but they do have a certain handicap compared to non-autistic people, and they have to work hard to close the gap between them and everyone else when it comes to success in life.

AmericanFurryBoy

The only inferior people here are the Jews

(This is a joke and only a joke this is not meant to be Nazi propaganda so don’t get triggered and go to your non existent safe space.)