• yuri@pawb.social
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    3 months ago

    very relatable. especially after my “neurotypical” friends started getting diagnoses. there’s nothing quite as simultaneously affirming and alienating as realizing all your friends are ALSO autismos!

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipM
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      3 months ago

      Autistic people naturally come together. I suppose it is due to human nature and the desire to be around people like us.

  • Broadfern@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Fondly referred to as “peer review.”

    I’ve had strangers clock me in five seconds and neurotypical family members question my diagnosis. This tracks

  • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    We have progressed enough that the top one now also should include “you’re not looking like the few high functioning stereotypes I know” too. Some people forget that the autism spectrum doesn’t mean “binary”.