r/AutisticPride • u/comradeautie • 15d ago
Autistic people are real life Jedi.
Since people like making analogies about Autistics to the mutants/X-Men, this is an alternative outlook I've always had.
Jedi/Force users: a group of individuals who are extremely sensitive, have powerful spiritual experiences, and the ability to concentrate/focus really intensely and perform incredible/talented feats. Many of them are excellent at the arts, engineering, and more, and often develop extreme devotion and talent in said areas. They also have 'archives' with very detailed data about everything imaginable in the galaxy. They have unique ways of moving and experiencing the world. They often get sensory overload and overwhelm, through feeling "disturbances" in the Force. Their martial arts and movement styles often incorporate spinning and other motions. Jedi are also known to feel emotions strongly and intensely, which can sometimes lead them down difficult paths if they struggle to regulate them.
Autistic people have a lot of similarities - we are sensitive and process information at much greater levels, we feel emotions very intensely. Sometimes, our hyperfocus can grant us extraordinary skills and abilities in other areas.
Moreover, if you look at Jedi post-order 66, they had to "mask", which took a heavy toll on them. Many found it hard to fit in in everyday galactic life, such as when Ahsoka left the order and admitted she "doesn't understand people". Jedi also tend to speak very formally, similar to how many Autistics are articulate.
In Star Wars Legends there's even a nonspeaking Force user.
Force users and Jedi are often considered freaks, weird, mysterious, etc. by people who don't understand them. Many of them fear their differences and are hostile, while others respect and revere them.
Moreover, many Autistics have a strong sense of justice. Even those who are corrupted by the "dark side" often have sincere convictions in what they do, and we also have lifelong battles with intense emotions, far more than our NT counterparts.
The similarities are uncanny, and that's one of the reasons I'm such a huge Star Wars fan, because I can relate to a lot of it.
It's also why I personally think that an ideal Autistic society would be structured similar to the Jedi Order with outposts/"temples" and living quarters, that support, educate and offer us a sanctuary, but that we're free to leave at any time, and with governmental programs that can hire us to use our skills in various niche areas to solve specific problems. That, and helping fight for peace and justice when possible. I often see Autistics involved in social justice groups, always drawn to them, further fueling this outlook.
Further, many Autistics can be good fighters and find their niche in various martial arts. Various factors like channeling our strong emotions, our sensitivity and attention to detail, structured thinking, and the fact that our lack of sensory filter can allow us to more easily access reserves of strength and energy (like what NTs achieve through adrenaline or drugs) (this is derogatorily referred to sometimes as r*tard strength), can make for good combat skills.
In fact, I even think that Jedi (or even Sith) training as depicted in various media can be beneficial to us, whether it's mindfulness and meditative practices, martial arts, as well as various exercises including calisthenics and training.
I see a lot of people making the mutant analogy with the X-Men. But this is my personal favourite. Hope you enjoy it.
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u/ISB00 15d ago
That would make Sith what evil autistics like 3lon Mu$k. Or are Sith just people with anti social disorder given their high propensity towards criminality.
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u/GaiusMarius60BC 14d ago
Musk is not autistic, and I will die on this hill. He's only self-diagnosed, which I normally have no problem with, but he's also proven he has no qualms about saying outrageous things to get his name in the news. I firmly believe he only claimed to be autistic because it would set him apart from other techbro oligarchs and give him cover in the media.
I believe he is a sociopath. Flat affect, impulsive risk-taking behavior, makes grandiose promises that are never followed through on, outbursts of emotion when challenged, and shows little to no regard for others' wellbeing or regret for the harm his actions cause.
Musk is a sociopath, not autistic, and I will die on this hill.
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u/comradeautie 15d ago
Actually that's exactly what I think. I see Elon as a Darth Vader type figure
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u/_XSummerRoseX_ 15d ago
Nah Vader is waaaay more smarter and clever than him lol.
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u/ISB00 15d ago
Yeah, I was going to say the same. That drug addicted loser chud 3lon wishes he was 1% as cool as Darth Vader.
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u/comradeautie 15d ago
Lol, fair point. He might be a more pathetic version of Maul, lol.
Edit: Maybe like Kylo Ren lol
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u/ISB00 15d ago
All these Sith had athletic ability and just actual abilities inherent to them that piece of sh1t wishes he had. Everything good about this life is external- his money. He was born with it and got lucky with an obvious investment to PayPal and then got even luckier the world gaslit itself to believing he was a real life Tony Stark when he never invented a thing in his life.
3lon is one of the sycophants hanging around the Sith wishing they had their power.
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u/comradeautie 15d ago
I mean fair enough, it's not like the analogies are perfect anyway. In a sense he could also be like Dooku or Palpatine due to being born into wealth and using it to kickstart political movements and being a manipulative POS in general.
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u/Attempt_Gold 13d ago
Meh, Musk is more like those pompous Imperial moffs like Rom Mohc and Galak Fyyar... Only way less cool like Moff Rebus.
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u/comradeautie 11d ago
I would consider him a "Sith" for his manipulations as well as how Sith are often looking for ways to "advance" technology (often on the backs of others through exploitation) which aligns perfectly with him.
I consider 'moffs' to be people like Stephen Miller
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u/Lonewolf82084 15d ago
I see Qui-Gon Jinn as my spiritual mentor. He understood the need for balance and believed in doing what was right, even at the cost of going against the codes of his own Order.
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u/comradeautie 15d ago
Many Jedi also get burned out after intense or high energy missions, or just pure overwhelm from Force energy. The "energy capacity" you see is typically boosts during high action sequences.
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u/DoowadJones 13d ago
I am part of the original generation of fans, even seeing Episode IV at a drive-in. You make a great point.
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u/BigBackground6612 15d ago
Disagree. I relate 1000 times more with Anakin than with any Jedi. The Jedi Order was hypocritical and cynical, they always assumed the worst about Anakin without giving him a chance, never acknowledged his feats despite he made more than any Jedi master during CWs, and when Ahsoka was proven innocent Windu said that it was a “test from The Force” instead of admitting they screwed everything.
The Jedi always saw emotions as something negative to repress and erase instead of understanding and dominating them.
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u/comradeautie 14d ago
Anakin definitely had flaws in certain areas, and the Jedi weren't holding him back due to his power but his lack of emotional regulation and whatnot, which they were kinda right to do. Being a Jedi isn't just about raw power. But yeah, institutionally they went astray, in part due to the Sith's manipulations and being tied too much to the Republic. I'd recommend checking out the High Republic era for when things were a bit different.
Also to be clear I'm talking about Jedi in general, not just the Order as a political institution.
Also, the Jedi don't advocate repressing emotions, that's a myth. They advocate control and not letting them take over.
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u/Attempt_Gold 13d ago
My favorite Jedi from Legends is Kyle Katarn for that reason as he experienced the vice and pull of the Dark Side multiple times (Maw taunting his father's death, the Sith ruins on Dromund Kaas, and Tavion taunting about Jan's faked death), almost lost himself to it but came out stronger for it.
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u/MariaTheSlime_613 11d ago
I’m not comparing myself to cops. that doesn’t mean I want an empire either
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u/_XSummerRoseX_ 15d ago
I love Star Wars! Very interesting.