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lemmy users when autistics refuse to mask literally 24/7 (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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like. imagine actually holding this fuckshit opinion. what the fuck?

🌈 vanta rainbow black 🌈 English Nobody even wants to make eye contact with anyone anymore idk about you but i’m heavily autistic Psythik @lemmy.world So am I but I still force myself do it because I don’t want everyone to think I’m an asshole. 🌈 vanta rainbow black 🌈 English valid i long ago stopped masking for the comfort of neurotypicals. but to each their own GalacticRobot @lemmy.world Seems like in life the better way to get along is to learn to work with the normal rather than flat out rejecting it and somehow thinking you are special.
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[–] 27 points 2 months ago (12 children)

On /r/autisminwomen, thinking less of people who can't mask is the predominant opinion. It gets super ableist and it's really sad. It's so weird when even autistic people don't understand it's a spectrum.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (9 children)

    I masked until I literally died. Might or might not be related (cause unknown). So I have my own opinion on these matters.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    literally died

    Strider:

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Enlighten me which scene that is, I don't know it. But I love me some Monty python.

    And yes I wasn't kidding or misusing words. Medically I was dead (and yes, was lucky and got better).

    I have the medical documents for being resuscitated (defib 3rd try).

    Anyhow the point being psychological stuff can take a heavy toll on your body. Accommodate your needs.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Full scene: https://youtu.be/zrzMhU_4m-g

    Specific joke: https://youtu.be/ZB5ig6vpQug

    I'm sorry to hear that. I've never gone through anything quite that physically traumatic but, without disclosing my medical history to the internet, I've also taken injury from accommodating others so I get where you're coming from. Like oxygen masks on aeroplanes, we need to look after ourselves before we can look after others.

    I hope you're doing better now!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    It's okay, I didn't experience much of it or could remember (the injection you get let's you lose memory) but the drug induced experiences and everything are quite twilight zone style and never leave you. You're worse off than before but okay, the most aggravating thing is that you get told you should be thankful.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    They got better.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I did, thanks to Emergency services and I'm not broke thanks to being in Europe.

    And yes, family gets bonus trauma from seeing someone die.

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