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Comment below a story of a relative who “didn’t have autism in their generation” I’ll go first:
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Anonymous 21h

My parent and I once got in a screaming match because he told me to vacuum the playroom. I did. He nodded and asked me which vacuum I used. I responded with what was apparently the wrong vacuum and we started screaming because I NEEDED to know what was wrong with the job I did, he started screaming that I NEEDED to do it again with a different vacuum. Both vacuums were good to use on the carpet, my only sin was using the incorrect one.

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Anonymous 21h

My father is very against minorities of any and all types, but in this case it’s definitely a pot meet kettle situation. He has a strong sense of smell and days after we have garlic in the house or use scented soap he makes us all feel awful (like god forbid I burn a candle for a few minutes) and then he has the audacity to say that the the “r-slur kids these days” are “getting unfair help” with their therapy and iep’s as if he didn’t literally melt down over the detergent i used last week

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 20h

LMAO that reminds me of my parent- he works nights as an ER dr so he sleeps during the day and if we EVER popped (specifically microwave) popcorn he would wake from a dead sleep to yell at us. He just fucking hates the smell of microwave popcorn and will melt down every time he smells it. We were only allowed to make it in a pot- like who tf do you think I am, Laura ingalls wilder??

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 19h

Uhh, You’re not like him are you?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19h

I don’t know what you mean, sorry. I have autism, and I suspect he does too (he’s very ableist though, which is the point of the post) I’m not sure what you mean by saying I’m not like him.. I mean, my sensory issues are primarily texture and sound, where his main issues are scent based? Not sure what to say to this, sorry

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 19h

Lol, I mean “very against minorities of all types”

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19h

Oh! Sorry. No, I’m not ableist or actively against any minorities. I don’t believe in hating whole groups of people

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