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Autism

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A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.

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Tell us that you discovered you were autistic as an adult without directly telling us that. Imply it by sharing personal experiences.

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[โ€“] BackOnMyBS 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lmaoooooo ๐Ÿ˜‚

I've heard so many accounts of parents learning they were autistic because their kids were discovered to be autistic.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeap that'd be me. We always joked about it growing up, but once I took my son to his first screening I was a bit freaked out.