the answer will probably not surprise you. ask me if someone isnt Neuro typical or something I don't really care. this account is mostly a joke and a way for me to show the light of the 'tism. please don't take this too seriously. unless?
fyi if you're trying to use the fact that that rancid ass muskrat cunt is autistic to be like "oh he didn't know what he did was wrong" about the fact that he threw up a fucking nazi salute then you are one of the stupidest fucking cunts to walk the earth and since we're in a housing crisis you should start offering the massive amount of empty fucking space in your skull for rent
Having sensory issues with taste is not a moral failure.
It doesn't make anyone ungrateful or uncivil, and also it doesn't make an adult person childlish. Stop being fucking ableists, me not eating what you eat or offer is not a personal offense.
I thought I’d share a positive article that supports self diagnosing. Here are some quotes from the article:
“The formal diagnostic process is highly flawed and biased, and access is neither equitable nor equal.
The DSM-V criteria for autism was written with little white boys in mind, and nearly all autism-related research is still being done by neurotypical researchers, and is still focused on little white boys.
Researchers seem to forget that autistic children grow into adults, there are autistic people who happen to not be male, and there exist autistic people who happen to not be white.
There is some fantastic research being done by Actually Autistic researchers, women, non-binary people, trans people, and people of colour, but it’s only a drop in the bucket right now.”
The person who wrote the article also goes into detail on camouflage and masking and how to interferes when the diagnostic process:
“Some clinicians still have an outdated, stereotypical view of what autism really is and how it presents in different people.
Some incorrect statements people hear from clinicians when seeking an assessment:
“You can’t be autistic, you make eye contact.”
“You can’t be autistic, you have good social and communication skills.”
“You can’t be autistic, you are successful/smart.”
“You don’t look/act autistic.”
FFS. What does autistic even look like? Are they talking about overt behaviours common in autistic people, like stimming? Guess what? Thanks to social pressures, stigma, and repeated criticisms, many autistics have had to learn how to hide our stims as an act of self-preservation.
If we “pass” for neurotypical really well, that’s not a good thing, it’s the result of years of masking, camouflaging, and suppressing our authentic selves in order to avoid negative repercussions in our lives.
Masking is emotionally, psychologically, and physically exhausting and harmful to autistics, and can lead to increased rates of anxiety, depression, poor self-concept, self-harm, and suicidality.”
I’ll leave the link to this article below so you all can check it out.
And remember: self diagnosing is valid with the correct research. :)