We Are Not Like the Other Kids
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| Title: | We Are Not Like the Other Kids |
| Creator: | Merlin Missy |
| Date(s): | October 29, 2013 |
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| Fandom: | multifandom |
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| External Links: | We Are Not Like the Other Kids |
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We Are Not Like the Other Kids is a 2013 essay by Merlin Missy.
Subtitle: "Fandom and disabilities and how these are not mutually exclusive."
It contains many lengthy comments from fans describing their fannish experiences and history.
Series
This essay is part of a series called Dr. Merlin's Soapbox.
Some Topics Discussed
- this essay was written in response to My Boundaries, Let Me Show You Them
- "My lovely editor thought we ought to provide context for our readers regarding the reputed high rates of social disorders such as autism and Asperger's in the general fannish population, whereas I simply took it as a given."
- Merlin Missy and her editor, Leva Cygnet, are both "undiagnosed Aspies"
- the author's self-diagnosis: "I talk about these things in my Livejournal, usually under a Friends lock because I have issues about letting personal information like this out to the world at large rather than a handpicked group of confidantes."
- "Fandom is a gathering place, not just to squee about our favorite shows, but also for people who really do have a better time of it when others are safely at arm's distance."