irelephant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoIf autism is a spectrum, does that mean everyone is on the spectrum?message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down17
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareIf autism is a spectrum, does that mean everyone is on the spectrum?irelephant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareagent_nycto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoSquares come in different sizes and colors. There is a spectrum of squares, some very small and some very large, with all sorts of colors. This does not mean circles are squares.
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhat about squares with rounded corners then? Some could be very sharp, and some could be extremely rounded. See where I’m going with this?
minus-squareagent_nycto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoThat’s missing the point of my metaphor.
Squares come in different sizes and colors. There is a spectrum of squares, some very small and some very large, with all sorts of colors.
This does not mean circles are squares.
What about squares with rounded corners then? Some could be very sharp, and some could be extremely rounded. See where I’m going with this?
That’s missing the point of my metaphor.