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25 Aug 2016, 1:24 pm

Really, fitting in with other autistics has nothing to do with whether you have autism or not. In fact, not fitting in with autistics just makes it more likely that you are autistic, since a prime feature of autism is having trouble socializing with anyone.



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25 Aug 2016, 10:28 pm

Sabreclaw wrote:
This is all too complicated. Nothing has made sense ever since that psychologist diagnosed me. If an autistic haven fills me with nothing but resentment, then how can I possibly be one of you? There would have to be a connection on some level but there isn't.


I've been diagnosed for 25 years, and I've found nearly every other aspie I've met absolutely insufferable. This forum is only marginally better in part because a few clicks can let me just leave any given interaction. So getting along with other autistic people is not necessarily a trait of autism.


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25 Aug 2016, 10:32 pm

It's called a SPECTRUM disorder for a reason. Autistic people didn't just step off of a conveyor belt in a factory somewhere. We're all different.