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This is a community for people with Autism to be themselves. All neurotypes are welcome.

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Funny memes.
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Questions regarding autism.
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lemmy users when autistics refuse to mask literally 24/7 (thelemmy.club)

submitted 2 months ago by vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 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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[–] Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

I had recently actually thought about writing a story about two autistic siblings, both worried about the other being unhappy due to masking too much/too little.

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