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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Just diagnosed

exminsker
 Post subject: Re: Just diagnosed
Posted: 17 Feb 2026, 9:09 pm 

Replies: 12
Views: 3,583
What accommodations do you intend to get? And how does having you define a fine line between being forgiving to yourself and resignation to inability to do better socially? What about people - particularly your family as well as those you want to be close with - feeling uncomfortable with certain wa...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Masking: what is it exactly, and what’s wrong with it?

exminsker
Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 11:04 pm 

Replies: 39
Views: 2,031
As the saying goes, masking means hiding your autistic traits - “your true autistic self” - in an effort to pass as a neurotypical; I know that. What I don’t understand, however, is what’s wrong with that. Or, to phrase it differently, what’s the difference between masking and second nature? It seem...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Modern day autism stigma

exminsker
Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 6:21 am 

Replies: 48
Views: 1,709
That’s one of the reasons why I’m not seeking a diagnosis. If the so-called medical community can’t make up their mind about the name of the condition, it’s already a red flag in itself. Now, if they had simply renamed the condition so that it wouldn’t be named after a Nazi criminal, it would be one...

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Is autism rights movement associated with left-wing politics

exminsker
Posted: 29 Dec 2025, 3:34 pm 

Replies: 30
Views: 4,948
There is nothing inherently left wing about autism self advocacy or disability rights per se but the far left have made themselves at home and ideologically captured much of it. So we get sucked into the all-encompassing intersectional Omnicause. Liberal and progressive types are more likely to joi...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: The Inherent Loneliness of Autism

exminsker
Posted: 29 Dec 2025, 2:27 pm 

Replies: 31
Views: 1,455
My husband has had children from a previous marriage and isn't fussed about having any more. While I did become broody for a time, I'm starting to accept now that I shall not be having any children, because of my fear of viruses and fears of all the pain, mess and ailments that comes with pregnancy...

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Is autism rights movement associated with left-wing politics

exminsker
Posted: 29 Dec 2025, 8:00 am 

Replies: 30
Views: 4,948
I share your concerns about this. This whole notion of redefining this from being a nuisance the affected person wants to minimize as much as possible (or fully eliminate if it was possible) to being a “difference”, an “alternative norm”, or whatever they want to call it, that the person should embr...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: The Inherent Loneliness of Autism

exminsker
Posted: 29 Dec 2025, 5:58 am 

Replies: 31
Views: 1,455
Some people just are not interested in having chidren ... And being on your own sometimes turn out to be a great opportunity to grow in oneself, I think It doesn’t seem like he’s excited about this. Rather, it sounds more like he’s resigned to being childless but wants a romantic relationship nonet...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: The Inherent Loneliness of Autism

exminsker
Posted: 28 Dec 2025, 10:33 pm 

Replies: 31
Views: 1,455
I will never have much of a career. I will never have kids. … The one thing I haven't given up on is a romantic relationship. In my heart and in my soul, I know I am capable of a romantic relationship. If you haven’t given up on a romantic relationship, why would you give up on having kids? Neurodi...
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