getting diagnosed with autism at 23 was the best thing that had happened to me in many many years and sure would have been nice if it was something I could have considered on my own

Also damn I wonder if there are race or gender disparities in autism diagnosis. Probably Not Fortunately

    • justjoshint [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I believe that this is a thing but I suspect that it's overblown by social media. I think many people will say this based on stereotypes received secondhand from some social media. I'm sure some of us have met these neurotypical people irl.

      But I think when people talk about this stereotype in larger communities than this one they unknowingly reinforce neurotypical people's tendency to disrespect ND folks just in case they're faking it. Not saying you're doing this cause apparently it's not a dominant position in this community.