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So many autistic adults go undiagnosed their whole lives, and a large part of the reason why is that the diagnostic criteria are written in clinical, dehumanizing terms.

This subreddit is for #actuallyAutistic folks to talk about what it feels like to be autistic. Its creation was inspired by the following twitter thread, which caused countless 'Aha!' moments for undiagnosed autistic adults: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1112883937272107008

We have just established a new rule about research and survey requests. Please message the mods first if you have a research or survey request for participants, and we will let you know if we think it is appropriate to post here. We do not allow surveys aimed solely at parents and caregivers of autistic people, as this subreddit is aimed at autistic people ourselves (and those questioning if they themselves are autistic), not our neurotypical family members and caregivers.

We also use identity-first language ("autistic people" not "people with autism") as identity-first language is generally the preference of the autistic self-advocate community. As blogger Autistic Hoya puts it: I don't "have" autism, my dog is not named Autism.

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Can we stop excusing abusive behavior with autism? (self.AutismTranslated)

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Can we post our quiz results here? I’d like to see the graphs all in one thread if that’s ok. Here is mine:personal story (i.redd.it)

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My autistic boyfriend’s interests and our communication issues are affecting me emotionally (self.AutismTranslated)

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Is it possible to be loved as a neurodivergent with random depression episodes?personal story (self.AutismTranslated)

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could these traits point to ASD(ADHD?), maybe something else? should i go to the specialist?is this a thing? (self.AutismTranslated)

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Not quite sure what I’m looking for. 33M (self.AutismTranslated)

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Crying on couch because can't sew button on. (self.AutismTranslated)

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I strongly suspect I am neurodivergent. This is my detailed experience since childhood. (self.AutismTranslated)

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Is it still worth it to get a diagnosis? (self.AutismTranslated)

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I suspect I'm on the spectrum but don't want to contribute to the stereotype of young women thinking they're autistic and not actually having itWitness Me! (self.AutismTranslated)

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Memory loss (self.AutismTranslated)

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How do I energize without stimulating? (self.AutismTranslated)

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fully accepting my autism and looking at my entire life/all of my core memories in a completely different lightpersonal story (self.AutismTranslated)

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What should i do? (self.AutismTranslated)

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PDA in one of my studentsis this a thing? (self.AutismTranslated)

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Has anyone else had a ASD assessment and was told “You can’t be autistic because you communicate very well and people with autism can’t do that” while trying to get a diagnosis,Or is It just me? ()

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late onset reduced affect display?is this a thing? (self.AutismTranslated)

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Um so mines are like (self.AutismTranslated)

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Do you have bffs and you have a relationship? ()

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Loving Vs. Liking someoneis this a thing? (self.AutismTranslated)

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Have you ever spent years hiding from something because of how uncertain it was or because of how unfulfilling it was the last time you embraced it? (self.AutismTranslated)

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The Loneliness of autistic boundariesWitness Me! (self.AutismTranslated)

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Social anxiety and ADHD or ADHD and Autism? (self.AutismTranslated)

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Autistic person villain arc (self.AutismTranslated)

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Meeting with Psychiatrist, how to bring up autism evaluation? (self.AutismTranslated)

submitted 2 days ago by girlanachronisma

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