Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | Sounds like this is a problem you should bring to neurotypicals and not autistic people. Bc why should I have to accommodate them by analyzing everything I say about my autism to see how it COULD be viewed, when they refuse to accommodate me in any way.

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Neurodivergent 10w

Sounds like this is a problem you should bring to neurotypicals and not autistic people. Bc why should I have to accommodate them by analyzing everything I say about my autism to see how it COULD be viewed, when they refuse to accommodate me in any way.

128 upvotes, 12 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Neurodivergent. "Sounds like this is a problem you should bring to neurotypicals and not autistic people. Bc why should I have to accommodate them by analyzing everything I say about my autism to see how it COULD be viewed, when they refuse to accommodate me in any way."

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Anonymous 10w

I think what op is getting at isn’t that bringing up your autism is bad, but using it as an excuse for bad actions isn’t a desirable thing for others. That’s what I got out of what I read anyways, they definitely could have worded it better though; there are definitely some people, I’ve seen at least, who use autism/neurodivergence as a shield for bad behavior and they’re generally disliked by people for that.

Anonymous 10w

Dude if you tell me you’re autistic every time we hang out, I’m gonna stop hanging out with you. It doesn’t make you special, you’re a person either way. If I said “I have OCD and panic disorder” every time I did something awkward or weird, it would be an issue too

Anonymous 10w

I’m just speaking from my own experience and maybe that’s what the OP of that post is dealing with too. I don’t think every autistic person does this btw, I just find it a pretty common occurrence tbh. Like someone will be a terrible person and blame it on autism and I’m just like 🤔🤔

Anonymous

#1 10w

This isn’t to say all autistic or neurodivergent people do this, it’s just to clarify what I got out of what I read from OP and maybe give a different perspective? Idk 🤷🏽‍♂️, to me, when people say they’re autistic after they do something objectively bad, it gives me the same chills that I get when someone says “I’m not racist, I have a black friend”

Anonymous

#1 10w

My college’s neurodiversity club fell apart because of one guy who did that.

Anonymous

#1 10w

Yea I think they were saying that, but was muddling it with stigma and stuff

Anonymous

#1 10w

there’s a difference between an excuse and an explanation. OP seems to believe it can only be the former.

Anonymous

#1 10w

That is not what OP is saying. They’re saying if you mention it people see it as an excuse. When it’s a reason. That’s not my fault that YOU interpreted it that way. when I say “sorry I’m autistic, can you explain more” I’m not using it as an excuse for misunderstanding directions. Its background information that they need to know so that they can communicate it to me better

Anonymous

#1 10w

Also this person was going on multiple other neurodivergent posts making the saying the same thing. So I am not giving OP the benefit of doubt

Anonymous

#5 10w

I’m not saying that to people ever time I hang out??? Idk where u got that. I tell people I’m autistic when it’s an important piece of information for the situation. Or if they say they’re autistic then I say “omg me too”.

Anonymous

OP 10w

I’m not like “oooo autism makes me special and different and better and excuses all my behavior”. Now those people suck and piss me off and also not what my post is about

Anonymous

OP 10w

I mean your post is a response in direct opposition to another post that IS pretty expressly talking about that so that’s probably where they got that