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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’ve had this said to me before as well by an employer- it didn’t make me feel good as it does somewhat minimise the experience. However I think when people say this  they don’t mean harm but it comes from a genuine lack of understanding of what autism is. I think people say it as maybe they want to make us feel less different or more included but it can come across as dismissive and I also didn’t feel good when it was said to me. There are worse things people say sometimes though in my opinion - like that autism is just an excuse for being lazy/ a failure and that I am ruining my life by considering I might be autistic (that was when I was in process of being diagnosed). I wish people were more tolerant and also better educated about autism. That could make everyone’s life easier and better…. 

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  • I’ve had this said to me before as well by an employer- it didn’t make me feel good as it does somewhat minimise the experience. However I think when people say this  they don’t mean harm but it comes from a genuine lack of understanding of what autism is. I think people say it as maybe they want to make us feel less different or more included but it can come across as dismissive and I also didn’t feel good when it was said to me. There are worse things people say sometimes though in my opinion - like that autism is just an excuse for being lazy/ a failure and that I am ruining my life by considering I might be autistic (that was when I was in process of being diagnosed). I wish people were more tolerant and also better educated about autism. That could make everyone’s life easier and better…. 

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