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Received a formal diagnosis 6 months ago and everyday I can’t stop thinking about how every adult in my childhood and youth never had any inclination. It’s not like I was a perfect chameleon, the traits were there. We’re they all just ignorant?
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Anonymous 3w

Yes. Or they grouped you with “the good ones” because you were high enough masking for them to overlook some things. Either way still ignorant

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Anonymous 3w

my mom has told me a few times that she wished i was “more autistic” so that she could have known earlier and helped me… then proceeds to tell me that only one family member was ever able to soothe me during my meltdowns as a child lmfao

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