Up until the 1980s Allism was unknown. Since then it has spread rapidly and now it’s acknowledged that perhaps as many as 49 out of 50 people might be allistic. It affects women more than men. With such a high prevalence, it can’t be too long before this condition is recognised as a pandemic.
People with allism are likely to make decisions based on emotions, either their own or those of another person, rather than based on sensory input and rational thought. When it comes to group decision making, the more allistics involved, the more difficult it is to rationalise the outcome. Two very recent examples of this have been the Brexit result and the election of Donald Trump but it can happen with smaller groups such as seen at sports events too. This is due to the mob effect of allism
The Allistic Mob Effect
Special problems occur where a group of allistic people interact with each other. Emotional states, once introduced to the group, get reflected back and forth between allistic people, in a feedback loop. With few or no non-allistic people to provide a damping effect, it is possible for the emotions passing among the group to become significantly amplified. Any change of mood can spread rapidly through the group, like a highly contagious disease, affecting all the allistic people as one.
This leads to a mob effect, where the entire group of allistic people experience emotions that are unusually strong and are the same as what the rest of the group is experiencing. The group acts as one emotionally unbalanced and highly suggestible mind, and may perform acts that no individual member of the group would desire when not affected by the mob.
A Background To Allism
Allism is a debilitating neurological condition which adversely affects emotional stability, sensory perception, self-awareness, attention, and many other areas of mental function. It is a developmental abnormality, arising from congenital neurological defects that affect infantile mental development. The effects are lifelong, and there is no cure. However, despite the wide-ranging effects, sufferers superficially appear normal, and can partially compensate for their deficiencies to lead nearly normal lives.
Because of the superficial normality, allism has only been recently identified as a pathological condition. It has turned out not to be a rare condition; indeed, it is beginning to be recognised as alarmingly prevalent. Yet public knowledge is slow to catch on to these developments. There has been little research so far, and allism is still almost unknown to the general public, and even to mental health professionals.
Because of the lack of common recognition, allism is rarely diagnosed. Indeed, most sufferers are not merely undiagnosed but may be completely unaware of their condition. As understanding of allism improves, it is expected that many people’s eccentricities will turn out to be related to allism.
Combating Allism
In order to combat the allism epidemic, it is vital that parents watch out for the signs. Some common signs are:
- Playing mindless “pretend” games
- Overwhelming desire to be touched or held
- No desire to be alone
- Talks excessively about feelings
- No “special interests”
- No interest in routine
- No repetitive behaviours
- Little to no response to strong lights, smells, noises, tastes, or textures
- Doesn’t repeat words or phrases
- Fixation on eye contact
If your children show any of the above symptoms, please get them evaluated so that they can be forced to assimilate receive treatment earlier.
In case anyone fails to realise the above post is an attempt at satire, “allism” and allistic” are terms used by the autistic community when referring to non-autistic people and the unempathetic manner in which they treat autistic individuals, and the autistic community.
Thanks to Allism Speaks and Cure Allism Now for parts of the above post.
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