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this must be the best thing I've read in ages. (neuroclastic.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/autism
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I‘ve not related to something this much in a long time. I‘ve been treated as a traitor for this so often all over my life. I can’t believe that someone actually has a theory about this that is not esoteric in some way.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I'm unpacking a lot of stuff in the past 3 years, and this article struck me hard.

I remember thinking of myself as having to wear masks, without knowing what masking is, and only recently I started to see when that is automatic.

I like to think 'weird' and when people accept it I would also say stuff like I'm "infinitely curious, detail oriented, living in a vast network of interconnected concepts" or "I work in IT, am dad" if not.

And this article has examples of Me. Crying when watching a documentary about the infinity of space, learning of world-changing discoveries. Also being deadpan serious when answering an aghast, rethorical "How could someone do this?" with "Just like that."

Thanks for trying to understand diversity. Not a lot of people do.