Hate the saying"Were all a bit autistic"

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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  • Yeah 

    That's tough, I'm sorry to hear that the severe emotional stress and anxiety cause you to self harm.

    Im not really out at work yet. I thought it would be better to come to terms with it myself first and it has only been a couple months.

    I agree people do say things like "we are all on the spectrum somewhere" and similar things. I have to be honest though I used to say those things too. In my case it came from a place of ignorance. 

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  • Yeah 

    That's tough, I'm sorry to hear that the severe emotional stress and anxiety cause you to self harm.

    Im not really out at work yet. I thought it would be better to come to terms with it myself first and it has only been a couple months.

    I agree people do say things like "we are all on the spectrum somewhere" and similar things. I have to be honest though I used to say those things too. In my case it came from a place of ignorance. 

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