To how many of us does this apply to?
It's taken me until my late 20s to realize I've been autistic this whole time
I've just gotten so used to masking because of my terrible family
>>2609I agree. I autism and I have hated myself for my low productivity levels and stuff. I have depression. But I have realized a lot of it is just people not seeing me for who I am. I have many great gifts taht normal people, that are functional in society, lack. Like, fishes swim, birds fly and expecting both to be able to switch with each other isn't healthy.
>>2613Boy, are we the same person or something? That's my life.
>>2609Ya got me, I am Tara Strong!
>>2618it upsets me that this life experience is so common
people over 40 shouldn't have kids
>>2609It's 2025 and I still don't understand the online definition of autism.
t. actual doctor
>>2703liking things is autistic
>>2703It's pretty much like the online definition of being white. It applies to basically anyone who wants to claim it because who's going to check?
>>2703what is the ACTUAL definition of autism then mr smartypants
>>2710You cannot be autistic without having intellectual disability (formerly mental retardation).
>>2703You can sum it up as a lack of filter in how you present yourself both in conversation and outside of it
>>2609According to my psychiatrist, I am not autistic. But the rest does speak to me. I'll proceed to deliberately ignore the diagnosis-specific part of it.
>>2703Take the obsession part of it and amp it a little.
>>2609Autism is old news. Being schizoid is the cool thing now
The symptoms are the exact same but instead of making you out to be a tard it lets you larp as ryan gosling