In my experience it’s the result of masking for years so now I don’t fit the stereotypical autistic mold but nt people also think I’m weird and leave me out of stuff

32

I WANT to talk about anime and videogames but not JUST anime and videogames

21

YES!!! I’m really good at masking and I’ve had to be to fit in with my business major peers. But man it sucks because I just wanna talk about my weird little interests 😭

7

God . This AND a lot of my sensory problems are worsened by common stims/behaviors. So even if I find other neurodivergent people it’s a gamble whether I’ll be stressed just by being near them

7

I’m never too neurotypical for a fellow autist

6

Yeah 😔

4

A bit

2

Real!

2

YES

2

Yes

2

This hit a little too hard 😭😭😭

2

Yep

2

They need to bring aspergers back

-13