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Told I'm gullible, infantilised and gaslit.

๐Ÿ Bees ๐Ÿ (they/them) Autism resources in bio #stoptheshock #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

I have been told I'm gullible for giving homeless people money, but tbh I have a 9k motorcycle so I'm pretty sure I won't miss my spare change which is usually under £10 anyway. I feel gaslit tbh, I'm pretty sure I'm not gullible just that the NT who said this is scary level apathetic to the plight of other people.
But I am frequently made to feel this way as an autist, by being subject to language intended to make me feel like I'm some helpless child who can't speak up for myself or walk away from a bad situation, but tbh I have walked away from a narcissistic abuser, and I'm not afraid to, abrupt or politely as necessary, tell people to p*ss off.

Also I was homeless myself albeit very briefly, and tbh I consider it more an empathy thing, because once upon a time that very easily could have been me on the street.

Does anyone else experience this kind of infantilisation in adulthood just because we have autism?

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  • Neurotypical societal norms are harrowingly gutted of empathy and nothing to aspire to. People have to separate themselves psychologically from the "other" such as the homeless or disabled to stay in denial about how broken and illogical society is with how it fails people. They have to believe homeless or disabled people are just lazy or broken to insulate themselves from the terrifying fact that any one of us can become homeless or disabled at any point and there isn't a real safety net once that happens.

    Thank you for caring about your fellow humans.

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  • Neurotypical societal norms are harrowingly gutted of empathy and nothing to aspire to. People have to separate themselves psychologically from the "other" such as the homeless or disabled to stay in denial about how broken and illogical society is with how it fails people. They have to believe homeless or disabled people are just lazy or broken to insulate themselves from the terrifying fact that any one of us can become homeless or disabled at any point and there isn't a real safety net once that happens.

    Thank you for caring about your fellow humans.

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