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Telling other people Im autistic be like (lemmy.world)

Be yourself and be true to who you are. Don't let neurotypical conditioning define your identity. (lemmy.world)

Adulting on the spectrum: A dearth of research on, and services for, autistic adults compounds social and emotional challenges (www.apa.org)

Adulting on the spectrum: A dearth of research on, and services for, autistic adults compounds social and emotional challenges...

I'm in this post, and I like it. (lemmy.world)

This is my life (lemmy.world)

Thoughts on why small talk is so uniquely painful (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

Image text: @agnieszkasshoes: “Part of what makes small talk so utterly debilitating for many of us who are neurodivergent is that having to smile and lie in answer to questions like, “how are you?” is exhausting to do even once, and society makes us do it countless times a day.”...

autism peak (reddthat.com)

Give them a call (lemmy.ca)

I'm just trying to relate (lemmy.world)

Image of a screenshot of Twitter of a screenshot of Facebook....

A different point of view (shamelessly stolen from an imgur dump) (i.imgur.com)

I like this approach. “funny meme” aside, I think it is a good way of showing how much a certain language can affect how other people think and feel about a subject. Just read it THAT way and “being neurotypical” suddenly sounds like a disorder that isn’t fully compatible with the public, doesn’t it?...

When I'm in a social setting and tell people it's time for me to leave, people are landscaping outside, running a kitchen vent fan, or a baby is crying. (lemmy.world)

Usefull Graphic (lemmy.world)

Just need to get this off my chest

My experience with being perceived as "high-functioning" is so negative because it primarily comes from the sacrifices I make at the cost of my health in order to keep up with social expectations...