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[–] [email protected] 47 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Being autistic is taking a normal interaction every human experiences and pretending it is unique to you and your autistic peers.

[–] fishbone 38 points 6 months ago

Trivializing is taking very real and major struggles that certain humans experience to much greater degree than others and pretending it has the same gravity as minor annoyances that a wide range of people experience.

If your comment is a joke or otherwise intended to be lighthearted, I apologize, but people saying in earnest what you said is a pretty major pet peeve of mine.

Real "Chronic depression doesn't exist because everyone feels sad sometimes" energy.

[–] nyctre 25 points 6 months ago

Some people experience some things more than others. I believe that's how they place you on the spectrum

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is getting bullied for walking a certain way and talking in a "funny way" for their whole lifetime every human experience? Cause I didn't experience any of those yet I've seen my friends go through it. Are you suggesting autism is not real? You must be living in a whole new world.

[–] lazyViking 3 points 6 months ago

No, he is obviously suggesting that this horribly generalistic shit take in the pic has nothing to do about autism

[–] Lizardking27 3 points 6 months ago

Being #autistic on the internet, specifically.

[–] unreasonabro -3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

lol this is just racism against neurodivergence. silly and ridiculous, and fundamentally life-denying; acting as though other people's experience is your own. Frankly it's a little retarded, friendo. Autism is fundamentally a communication barrier, and this is what you say about it?

[–] fishbone 3 points 6 months ago

I agree that it's prejudice* against neurodivergence, but I just wanted to let you know that using the term 'retarded' as a synonym for 'bad or otherwise negative' is also prejudice against people with very real disabilities involving retardation.

[–] lazyViking 1 points 6 months ago

Bro, you think autism is a race?? 😂