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Exploring Identity and Neurodiversity

Packet
Hi everyone,

I’d like to open a careful and respectful discussion around a concept I’ve come across called “species dysphoria.” 
It’s not a recognized medical or psychological diagnosis, but rather a speculative or philosophical idea involving a mismatch between one’s identity and being human.
I want to be very clear:
  • This is not being presented as a clinical condition.
  • I’m sharing it as a thought experiment to explore how identity, neurodiversity, and self-perception intersect.
  • I recognize that autistic individuals may engage deeply with abstract or niche ideas, and I want to ensure this conversation remains grounded, safe, and open to critical thinking.
If this topic feels uncomfortable or confusing, please feel free to skip it.
And if you do choose to engage, I’d love to hear your thoughts—whether skeptical, curious, or critical.
Let’s keep it thoughtful and kind. 
Regards,
Packet(a96ddb is my color)
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  • in reply to Autismman

    Feral children are fascinating, there were quite a few discovered after the breakdown of the USSR. One girl had been brought up by dogs and understood canine communication very well.

    I did hear of a small child living with cats somewhere in South America, the police found him asleep surrounded by bits of food and cats, the cats hissed at rescuers and were very protective of the child.

    It's thought from studying feral children who struggle with language that theres a learning window for speech development and if this window is missed it will be very difficult to acquire spoken language, or human language at least.

    I read that there's a lot of reiict DNA in people from sub-Saharan Africa, relicts of other types of humans. From what we know human species have been able to interbreed, which probably means that they all had a common ancestor species not that far back. Cats have the same thing, lions and tigers can interbreed, even though you don't find tigers in the wild in Africa. I've seen a "liger" and it was HUGE, much bigger than either of its parents.

    I don't have a problem with being human, I've encountered many that do, people who believe they're aliens incarnated onto this planet. People who believe they're a spiritual being and not a human one.

    I would like to spend some time as a cat, but there are some things that put me right off, licking my bum for one!