Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | As an autistic girl it’s very annoying to have my mom constantly knit pick my behavior. Constantly giving me the “stop” looks. Or “correcting” me after an interaction. When I get annoyed she goes “ik you don’t want to hear this, but I’m helping you”

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Neurodivergent 7w

As an autistic girl it’s very annoying to have my mom constantly knit pick my behavior. Constantly giving me the “stop” looks. Or “correcting” me after an interaction. When I get annoyed she goes “ik you don’t want to hear this, but I’m helping you”

Anonymous 7w

“No, you’re actually making it much worse and adding to the already difficult situation that is existing near neurotypcial people who expect me to change to fit some bullshit, arbitrary “rules” instead of just being decent and recognising that people are not a monolith.”

Anonymous 7w

they don’t do that to autistic boys and it makes me sick

Anonymous 7w

i really related to this when i watched kpop demon hunters and how celene (adoptive mom kinda) was always trying to hide rumi and teacher her as she grew up that her differences were flaws/wrong, how zoey thought she was too much bet never enough, and mira thought she was too blunt and difficult. my parents always told me to hide my symptoms of audhd and ik they meant well but it’s hard to unpack now as an adult while they’re still doing it.

Anonymous 7w

As an autistic guy, this caused a lot of arguments and fights when I was a kid.

Anonymous

#2 7w

This! Saying I need to change who I am in order to made friends and find romance

Anonymous

OP 7w

You’ll have *far* more success with those endeavours, if you so desire, by just being you.

Anonymous

#2 7w

Which is weird bc she says if I lie then I won’t make friends. That is valid and makes sense. But then she says I need to be me and genuine. But tells me I need to lie and change?

Anonymous

#1 7w

Not us gendering autistic issues, be so for real

Anonymous

#3 7w

As an autistic woman, this caused a lot of arguments throughout my entire life, actually more now that I’m older

Anonymous

#2 7w

I remember I got into an argument in this community about how being blunt and straightforward (these were the autistic traits we were talking about) is not inherently bad and that it’s insane to ask people to not be that way (to cater towards neurotypical people) when that’s just how they are. Like why are we, the people who are considered disabled, expected to accommodate everyone else.

Anonymous

#4 7w

not you ignoring the unique experience of autistic women. people do treat us differently and i’m going to talk about it. be so fucking for real

Anonymous

#4 7w

if you think autistic women and men don’t have different experiences growing up you’re just ignorant or in denial.

Anonymous

#4 7w

misogyny also impacts autistic women, this is no mystery

Anonymous

#1 7w

Speak for yourself, I (an autistic boy) definitely had plenty of this experience too

Anonymous

#1 7w

Ok… but this has also happened to me plenty of times as an autistic boy and I never suggested that women didn’t have different experiences, just that this is an overall autistic issue that cannot be separated by sex. Hope this helps :)