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Being part of the autistic community

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It's far more stress inducing and hard to cope with than being part of the severe mental illness and the high IQ communities.

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  • Personally speaking, my relationship with other Neurodivergent people has always been particularly unpleasant until recently. Two of the people who made it (seemingly) their mission to cause me grief during Secondary School were both Autistic. My mum tried to introduce me to an 'Autistic Society' back during the start of Seconday School but I felt so excluded and disconnected that I stopped going after a couple of sessions there. 

    If it wasn't for my lovely ex girlfriend and D&D friends i've made while at University, I would've found it very difficult to consider even looking at a place like this forum for support. It's hard to put into words, and my CBT therapist I used to visit would continually urge me to find a like-minded society much to my annoyance, which didn't help. 

    So no, you're not alone. Unfortunately even though we may fill some similar mental health checklist boxes that is far from a guarantee of liking or clicking with someone sadly.

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  • Personally speaking, my relationship with other Neurodivergent people has always been particularly unpleasant until recently. Two of the people who made it (seemingly) their mission to cause me grief during Secondary School were both Autistic. My mum tried to introduce me to an 'Autistic Society' back during the start of Seconday School but I felt so excluded and disconnected that I stopped going after a couple of sessions there. 

    If it wasn't for my lovely ex girlfriend and D&D friends i've made while at University, I would've found it very difficult to consider even looking at a place like this forum for support. It's hard to put into words, and my CBT therapist I used to visit would continually urge me to find a like-minded society much to my annoyance, which didn't help. 

    So no, you're not alone. Unfortunately even though we may fill some similar mental health checklist boxes that is far from a guarantee of liking or clicking with someone sadly.

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