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I hate the babying of autistic people. Just saw an ad for some sensory thing (didn’t pay that close attention) but a woman was there with her very much adult son and said the product was good for autistic “children.” don’t baby your disabled adults
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Anonymous 9w

As a neurodivergent I agree. It can actually be very harmful

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Anonymous 9w

true!!!! i'm so sick of this, especially because a lot of us are very smart!!! i'm currently getting two bachelor's degrees at once, all while maintaining a 4.0 gpa. i don't need to be talked down to like a fucking puppy 😭😭😭 and even then, intelligence is complicated and shouldn't be measured on a linear scale! you never know what all is going on in any person's head. i'm sick of being treated like i was born yesterday as soon as anyone finds out i'm autistic

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