commit: 2726a7bbe617239327f8e978cd1457e40aae9f18
parent 704a5c195b61a0bc55df6c00760ec3be016f1e6b
Author: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:34:38 +0200
Add footnote about aspbergers
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1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-09-25-Neurodivergence-and-accountability-in-free-software.md b/content/blog/2024-09-25-Neurodivergence-and-accountability-in-free-software.md
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@ Neurodivergence (antonymous with "neurotypical") is an umbrella term that
encompasses a wide variety of human experiences, including autism, ADHD,
personality disorders, bipolar disorder, and others. The particular claims I've
heard about Stallman suggest that he is "obviously" autistic, or has [Asperger
-syndrome][1]. The allegation of ableism in my criticisms of Stallman are rooted
-in this presumption of neurodivergence in Stallman: the argument goes that I am
-putting his awkwardness on display and mocking him for it, that calling for the
-expulsion of someone on the basis of being awkward is ableist, and that this has
-a chilling effect on our community, which is generally thought to have a high
-incidence of neurodivergence. I will respond to this defense of Stallman today.
+syndrome][1].[^aspberger] The allegation of ableism in my criticisms of Stallman
+are rooted in this presumption of neurodivergence in Stallman: the argument goes
+that I am putting his awkwardness on display and mocking him for it, that
+calling for the expulsion of someone on the basis of being awkward is ableist,
+and that this has a chilling effect on our community, which is generally thought
+to have a high incidence of neurodivergence. I will respond to this defense of
+Stallman today.
+
+[^aspberger]: It is worth mentioning that Aspberger's syndrome is a
+ now-discredited diagnosis which has been deprecated in favor of a broader
+ understanding of autism. Hans Aspberger was a Nazi eugenicist who referred
+ children he diagnosed to Am Spiegelgrund clinic, where hundreds of children
+ were murdered by Nazi Germany during World War II.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome
