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Hate the saying"Were all a bit autistic"

Kenny_1622

Some people who arent austitic in work say "we're all a bit autistic arent we" and the only difference between you and me is you have a diagnosis. Really makes me angry as they think just because soSmirk things that annoy them makes them autistic. I asked them how they deal with these annoying things and the said they just forget about it. Things that might annoy them will create severe emotional sSmirkess and anxiety, effects me socially and in some cases cause me to self harm, I can't just forget about it. It's obvious that a lot people don't understand what its really like to be autistic or theSmirkjust don't care and try and fob it off as something silly to just get over it Smirk 

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  • I share that frustration.

    I grappled with this myself when trying to refute my psychologist (who tells me I am Au.)

    I take this much as valid: some of the traits of an autistic person can be shared by NTs.

    However, when one looks carefully at the extent in which those qualities appear in an Au individual, there are big differences.

    Maybe the comparison comes from NTs selectively attending at only _some_ aspects while ignoring most. For example, some may say, "I also use earplugs for sleeping, then I am a bit Au."

    If instead there are many traits they can name, then _they_ may be Au, but not _everyone_.

    One may also look at how much struggle it produces for them practically. If they "just forget about it" then it is quite low. 

    Many Au thrive in the right environment, but it rarely happens "in the wild".

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  • I share that frustration.

    I grappled with this myself when trying to refute my psychologist (who tells me I am Au.)

    I take this much as valid: some of the traits of an autistic person can be shared by NTs.

    However, when one looks carefully at the extent in which those qualities appear in an Au individual, there are big differences.

    Maybe the comparison comes from NTs selectively attending at only _some_ aspects while ignoring most. For example, some may say, "I also use earplugs for sleeping, then I am a bit Au."

    If instead there are many traits they can name, then _they_ may be Au, but not _everyone_.

    One may also look at how much struggle it produces for them practically. If they "just forget about it" then it is quite low. 

    Many Au thrive in the right environment, but it rarely happens "in the wild".

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