having the mental fortitude to deal with people who don’t understand autism on the daily is the fucking superpower twin 🫩

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EVEN THOSE who don’t need support for basic tasks. No. It’s not a superpower. It’s a disability

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“Your a super computer” no a obsess over something greatly and even when I feel like I have a subject down I feel like I don’t know anything and I fear I’ll lose interest in my field of study and be miserable

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These are the puzzle piece people. Well intentioned but blissfully ignorant. They will still infantilize you any chance they get.

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Those people will still say that autism is a superpower unfortunately. They really think they are being nice

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I don’t like it simply because autism isn’t a monolith, but an umbrella of a bunch of different types of people. One person’s autism (mine) it’s just that I’m slightly awkward, and I HATE making eye contact. Other forms of autism can manifest in severe agoraphobia, a hyper fixation of trains, etc. For some people it very well may be but for others it is just a disability. Referring to any specific neurodivergence as one thing completely misses that every person is different.

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Even without needing super heavy support it’s not fun, I’ve been irritable and overwhelmed easily lately because I had to get a new phone and change makes me so stressed out

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Doesn’t feel like a superpower when I have to take a mental health week because of burnout

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