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Everyone's a little bit autistic...

Joe

At the moment this expression really annoys me, together with "we're all on the spectrum". I don't know if everyone is or I just happen to know a lot of people that are.  I can't suddenly tell if someone is autistic due to my own diagnosis.   I'm fairly newly diagnosed and didn't say anything until I was, because I wasn't sure if people would believe me. 

This expression really bugs me as I feel like it's people not listening to or belittling my lived experience.  I want to challenge it but I don't know how other just cutting people off giving me negative energy, any ideas?

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  • I think I'd have more patience for "everyone's a little bit autistic" if it was accompanied by the knowledge that autistic traits are more common than autism itself, and the understanding that having one or two autistic traits isn't the same thing as having enough of them to actually be autistic. Without that context, it just feels like the person is seeing me as a quirky nerd rather than somebody who has genuine struggles with things they find easy.

  • in reply to battybats

    I don't do any social media but I think stuff like tik tok showing AS as "cute" or "quirky" can also undermine experience. For most people we are just getting on with our normal lives and dealing with the mental health aspect that comes along with AS. 

    "The easy things I find difficult and the difficult things I find easy."

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  • in reply to battybats

    I don't do any social media but I think stuff like tik tok showing AS as "cute" or "quirky" can also undermine experience. For most people we are just getting on with our normal lives and dealing with the mental health aspect that comes along with AS. 

    "The easy things I find difficult and the difficult things I find easy."

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