• Scratch@sh.itjust.works
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    13 days ago

    That is one of the operating modes of someone with Autism.

    1. Everyone does this!

    2. I’m the only person who does this!

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      13 days ago

      What is? The suspicion that one is the only one that does a thing? That would explain why everyone around here says they’re autistic. Never seen that on any other platform and I’m really interested in why.

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          12 days ago

          My shrink disagrees. Anyway, that is a picture perfect snapshot of lemmy, “I’m a normal human but my normal quirks make me special. I have no exposure to people IRL and memes reinforce this belief. That’s SO autistic, LOLLOLOLOL!”

          • Zarobi@aussie.zone
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            12 days ago

            Any one symptom in isolation is often brushed off as simply eccentric. It’s the combination of dozens to thousands of these frictions, over a lifetime, that makes it a disorder.

            Congratulations on being neurotypical, though; happy for you.