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A Day on Planet Earth

Steven

"You pile of pillocks..."

A thread documenting your contact with the neurotypical world

*2 minutes into a pleasant conversation in my local store*

ME: "I'm autistic."

The shopkeeper literally takes a step back, as if Autism is contagious.

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SALESMAN: "Good morning! I'm from Encyclopedia Britannica."

ME: "Is that the one with the spaceship?"

SALESMAN: "No, that's Battlestar Galactica. Goodbye."

Okay, that last one didn't happen. Yet. Keep us updated with your daily adventures on the strange Planet of the Neuroconfusings.

(Thread title courtesy of Mariusz. Thank you.)

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  • A NT's post on a message board:

    'I once dated an autistic lady and we got on fine (up to a point), but I learnt a lot about autism from her and can now easily recognise the symptoms in other people in all walks of life who may not even know they have a touch of it. For example, one of her symptoms was an inability to think outside the box, but to prefer staying within her comfort zone of regular routines and mindset.'

    I loved an autist's reply to that post's first sentence:

    'And yet, astonishingly, this isn't one of the diagnostic criteria. I wonder why the NHS spends so much money on training clinicians when it's apparently all so simple?'

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  • A NT's post on a message board:

    'I once dated an autistic lady and we got on fine (up to a point), but I learnt a lot about autism from her and can now easily recognise the symptoms in other people in all walks of life who may not even know they have a touch of it. For example, one of her symptoms was an inability to think outside the box, but to prefer staying within her comfort zone of regular routines and mindset.'

    I loved an autist's reply to that post's first sentence:

    'And yet, astonishingly, this isn't one of the diagnostic criteria. I wonder why the NHS spends so much money on training clinicians when it's apparently all so simple?'

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