Exactly. Autism is a disability. You can still have autistic traits and struggle a little but if it doesn’t disable you it’s not a diagnosable thing- therefore not autism. Lots of allistic folks have various traits similar to autistic people but that doesn’t magically make it autism

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I think an argument can be made that autism, being a spectrum, may be more or less disabling for different people. Also dependent on what situations they encounter. For myself, I don’t think it’s very disabling, but I totally see how it is for others!

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I was diagnosed at 2 years old

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Honestly I see more self diagnoses being respectful, but I’ve met ppl diagnosed that just think autism is something they were ‘cured of’ which pissed me off

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Yeah it’s really depends per person- diagnostic criteria often rides on ‘does this thing you have inhibit work/scgoll/life’

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I agree with #3, it’s a spectrum and there is nuance. While some didn’t show many signs, recognize it, or others point it out- some never get diagnosed and go along fine with which ever struggles come their way. Me personally I can not get diagnosed, but I can recognize things now in my youth and present that affect me and mainly socially. Others have the same traits as me, maybe a bit more, so in cases they are diagnosed and in therapy to guide life. Others with noticeable autism ofc get -

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