Has any one ever Neurosplained you?

They might do better discouraging office back biting and fawning thereby doing themselves a favour too.

That one I've not heard

As if I could. They'd hardly miss it.

Lol. Makes me feel like screaming: "I'm autistic not ill"

Yup! Heard that

Ouch! Yes that one. The assumption I don't feel.

Correction. I do indeed mean identity first. 

Actually; 'neurokin' is another fantastic example you've used there.

I am a qualified trainer. I thought I'd given that up to slide into retirement, but maybe not. I did have an offer the other day and I'm giving it serious consideration.

I'm going check out your link too. Thank you.

And you are so right that we need more involvement from non-speaking people. I read Emily Grodin's "I have been buried under years of dust" this year and was shocked to learn that parents of non-speaking kids are sometimes discouraged from giving them the necessary kit because it might prevent them trying to use oral speech. 

Good God!

I was once in a meeting at university shortly after I was diagnosed when I tried to explain what I struggled with. The people there weren't happy because they believed I was acting/ taking things differently since I got the diagnosis so they asked the student health and wellbeing person there if it was possible for autistic people to act the way I was. Cue a couple of minutes where I had to hear sentences such as "Sometimes the autistic person will..." and it was very uncomfortable for 1) to be spoken about like I wasn't there and that my autism was the only prevalent part of myself and 2) it was a neurotypical person who was enlightening the whole room to what an autistic person is like.

I hadn't heard of the term neurosplain until just now though.

‘Are you sure your not just millenial?’.. >

That's very true.. 

Hi Dawn. New here.

If I'm on the same page as you then yeah I get this a lot. Professionals in the medical industry are amongst the worst but normal everyday people are just as bad a lot of the time.

Misinformed and unknowing to the autistic world is a big problem for most. I educate them when I can.

Recently after a meltdown in public a man says to me 'you're just using autism as an excuse'. That hurt. I have no control over autism meltdowns, I hate that some people even consider it's an excuse.

Well I’m sorry to hear that, I’m not surprised that you were scared, small-minded people with a little-power make for the worst of foes..

Too funny.. 

People really don't get it..

Yep. And then I was forced to return to see her again with somebody who would advocate for me, so she could satisfy herself that I wasn't a danger. 

I was so scared. 

‘You’re autistic? But you seem so smart’

Strange how I ‘get on’ with neurodiverse people just fine!

Wow, so she induced a meltdown and then told you to un-overload ‘or else!’, and told you that it was your fault. That’s disgusting..

 Seriously? Wow. 

‘Tell me if you’re going to meltdown okay..’

Better than most then..

I had a full-on meltdown with another doctor at the same practice because she tried to force me to take antidepressants and then basically threatened me with 'potential' intervention if I didn't comply. She had decided that I was depressed and absolutely wouldn't listen to me telling her I wasn't. 

I refuse to see her now. 

My view is that many of my behaviors on that occasion should have alerted her to the true cause, but... no.