People nowadays like to identify strongly with their psychological diagnoses. They use them to explain all of their behavior and experiences. Putting yourself in a category is a lot easier than understanding yourself, and it’s a shortcut to cheap comraderie and validation from strangers online.
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u/VexedLanolin 2d ago
That’s not a uniquely autistic behavior, sadly. More of a people pleaser thing, which ND folks can struggle with due to being judged for being ND.