re: Is Autism some sort of new badge of honor?

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My guess is some of it is simply self diagnosing. It’s like how lots of people say they are OCD because they like things neat.

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This and the number of people who claim ADHD bc they have been conditioned by TikTok and Instagram to not pay attention for more than a minute. It’s usually 40 y/o Starbucks drinking stay at home moms that seem to talk about that one.

its like people think they can get a closer parking space or sumthin

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D. Clean clothes are In laundry room outside.

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Not meaning to make fun, but your post made me laugh for many reasons, having a laundry room outside is one of them. 404 was a close second.

I might be have something, but I'm too old to worry about a diagnosis. The only people I mention this to is to women I am trying to seriously date, so they understand why I communicate the way I do. Basically, I can be talking about the Arkansas/LSU game at 1PM, and by 1:03, I'm somehow talking about black holes and nobody knows how I got there, because the context is all in my head, and until I got older, I didn't realize how it impacted other people, including at work.

Now, that results in work emails that are entirely too long, and OT posts like this that are also way too long, because I'm trying to add context I think people need. I now write work emails and don't send them for at least an hour, so I can read them like a normal person might and edit.

I developed coping mechanisms, first at work, and later in my personal life, because I wanted to be successful. Since I'm not diagnosed, I don't know what wires may be crossed upstairs, but it doesn't matter. Shopping lists, calendar invites sent for social get togethers, etc., became a part of my life a long time ago. You try calling me on Teams with no warning, FOAD. You'll get a calendar invite for sometime at my convenience in reply. I just don't like people in general, and it shows, as many here can attest to.

Yes. If you point out a baby isn’t autistic just a baby you are wrong.

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The Pharmacy industry, grossly expanded the definition to include every child that woke up unhappy. Instead of changing diapers , pharmacies pushed pills reimbursed by ins.co./govt.

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Autism isn't treated by medication so your analysis is wrong.

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Autism isn't treated by medication so your analysis is wrong

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There’s been quite a few wrong ones in this thread

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All they are saying is “I can’t handle being uncomfortable. Many thing make me uncomfortable

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Life=Uncomfortable. Might as well just end it.

I taught autism while I coached football years ago, and anyone making light or expanding on what they “think True Autism” is at best an ignorant SOB.

It’s a nasty disease and hardship for the parents like you cannot believe.

Anyone Making light of this needs to check themselves.

My heart goes out to families with members that are TRULY AUTISTIC

There needs to be a diagnostic code for “attention whore” characterized by ages 10 - 40 who have to share their pronouns, sexual orientation, somatic illnesses and mental anguish