People have severely trivialized what it really means to be autistic. Its like people claiming to have OCD in 2015

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I hate self diagnosis and pop psychology more than anything i stg. Youre not autistic youre just kind of mean and aloof that is not the same thing. Tiktok is not the DSM

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Blame that one psych class everyone be taking

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Eh, I’d argue everyone is but there are levels to it. Like someone who just fidgets with their pen isn’t the same as someone who is nonverbal. I think the term would be better understood if instead of autistic, it was changed to neurodivergent or a more broader term

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Heard someone refer to themselves as “neurospicy” cause they had a “niche” interest in horror movies like are you being fucking for real

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Exactly. While I like the effort in de-stigmatizing it, it is not something to just be taken lightly

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As someone who’s autistic when I hear this I LOVE saying “ok then how are you autistic?” and watching them squirm and try to answer it’s so fucking funny

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literally bro this is what i always be thinking when ppl say shit like this😂 i be like maybe u r but i ain’t 😂

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its so frustrating seeing this type of weird trivializing sentiment especially stuff online and on dating apps where people will be like "i want a girl with a touch of the 'tism" knowing they mean someone who has interests and not somebody who Actually has autism. its the new version of OCD and clinical depression where a mental illness or neurodivergence becomes "trendy" somehow without ever actually factoring in the condition itself 😭

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We can all be quirky, have interests, sensory preferences but we don’t all have social issues, emotional regulation, and sensory issues. Funny with autism not all people are the same but we aren’t all autistic. I’m autistic and it’s not some quirky trend

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Everyone has the ‘tism except for those who actually have sensory issues, shutdowns, self harm, and other barriers— then they’re just “weird” and “need to exercise” (except we’re the actually Autistic ones…)

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