Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Another Autistic = Fey Thing

I noticed this poster about autism.  It lists inappropriate laughter/giggling as a symptom.  That is so iconic of the fey -- laughing at funerals, for example -- that it's in a number of fairytales.  It's often one reason a human husband slaps his fey wife, and she leaves him for it.
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kimuro

kimuro

July 24 2016, 14:22:07 UTC 4 years ago

Any careful reading of changeling tales reveals that those so identified represent a range of illnesses and genetic disorders. Polio, menegitis, Downs syndrome, Williams-Beuran syndrome as well as autism ... and others, I'm sure. As a mother with a son on the spectrum ... and being myself on the spectrum, those tales infuriate me.
ysabetwordsmith

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ysabetwordsmith

July 24 2016, 18:11:29 UTC 4 years ago

I think part of that is perspective, and part of it depends on which stories you read. There are some about the humans abusing the fey and getting away with it; the changeling branch is one of the few where that seems to be the norm instead of the exception. Most of the stories have an underlying theme of "do not fuck with the Good People or they will destroy you." I like that. I especially like the ones where a human goes Underhill and doesn't know any of the manners and everything they do is wrooooooong.