Published on 12, July, 2020
Middle aged
Is highly adept at masking. Which he/she/non binary etc has done for many years
IQ- at least 140, degree or PhD level academic qualification,
Sees being an autistic person as far more a gift than a deficit
Progresses quickly from non diagnosed to expert with lived experience
Do you mean specifically from this forum? ie a synopsis of users?
I only fit the 2nd....and in fact, I don't know if I'm 'highly adept' at it ...I think it's probably just been a survival instinct.
Generally, not just this forum. It's the impression I get Individually they'll be people like you and I. I only partly fit the 3rd one. None of the others.
Interesting points.
I don't know my IQ.
With regard to the 'gift' part, I've read that occasionally on this forum, but I think most users of the forum are struggling...
I definitely don't see it as a gift, and I doubt my only autistic (in 'real' life) friend would.
It's something that has the potential to change the course of a person's life.
In retrospect, I can see that it has with mine (detrimentally).