fucking exactly. i am so sick of every behavior being attributed to some disorder. i am so much more than my autism but nobody wants me to be anything else !!

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There’s so much misinformation online about what autism is. It is frustrating and leads to people not taking it seriously.

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This is true but also I didn’t think I actually had OCD for exactly this reason and it turns out I actually do in fact have super major OCD. Like sometimes it is correct.

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I hate the learned helplessness that comes with it too. Like just bc you are neurodivergent does not mean you are biologically condemned to be a bad person🤦 part of the struggle is learning to work with it and find different ways to function in society, not just give up because its harder. Most people don’t have the luxury of just giving up, and most people don’t want to give up, they want to life a normal, functional life like everyone else, even if that looks different

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YES ITS SO ANNOYING. My entire life I was told that I was too much because I wasn’t getting the support systems I need and everybody just thought that ADHD met your hyperactive and couldn’t pay attention but it’s like way more than that and it’s so fucked up.

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