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Be yourself and be true to who you are. Don't let neurotypical conditioning define your identity.
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this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
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To be honest, I think autistic people are normal and the neurotypicals have something wrong with them.
How do they subconsciously know all of these cultural and social norms that don't need to be said? That's some Children of the Corn shit if you ask me
It's more that they expect their social needs to be recognzed and acknowledged without cues. We see it most among elites and positions of authority, such as US Senators and Representatives behaving like immature children, in contrast to conduct suitable for their office.
When MTG tweets racist dog whistles for likes, or Lindey Graham has a meltdown with a hot camera, it shows us they take their positions for granted. It shows they expect to be handled and accommodated and they don't take their offices seriously.
Whereas we neurodivergents develop personal symptom management techniques (like stimming) in order to function and be of service to the community around us. This is how we cope so that we can do things and not freak others out.