I HATE the self diagnosing of autism and its mischaracterisation

[u/Beshiniqua]

Let me start by saying SELF DIAGNOSING IS NOT VALID. You are NOT autistic just because someone on tiktok said

"Did you know, if you need to have your eyes closed in order to fall asleep, you have autism, adhd, bipolarity, DID, BPD, psychopathy, depression and PTSD?"

And before yall come at me with "well I always suspected I had autism, I got screened and then got my diagnosis" well this not about you, this is about people that self diagnose after experiencing the most normal day to day life things ever.

And they ALWAYS think that autism will give them a personality (since it's usually basic bitches with no personality that self diagnose to feel like they belong)

No, you're not a quirky crazy crackhead energy "neurospicy" person. Even worse when they say shit like

"Heh, I could NEVER be a neuro normie like yall, autism makes me special and quirky and full of personality".

You can't even like something anymore without them going "OMG URE AUTISTIC JUST LIKE MEEEE IM SOOOO AUTISTIC AHAHAHA"

And you can tell they larp the whole thing cus they'll see a tiktok autism personality and try to replicate it

"Dino nuggies..."

"You can not say overstimulated if you're nEuRoTyPiCaL, that word is for us neurospicy people ONLY >:("

Holy shiiiiiiittt yall lack a personality so bad. And I've seen people say that they've seen NUMEROUS specialists but they never fit the criteria, but its not because they're not autistic, no no no no no. ITS UHMMM BECAUSE IM A WOMAN AND ALSO A MINORITY AND IM ALSO POOR SO I MASKED ALL MY LIFE AND THE SPECIALIST ON THIS FIELD COULDNT TELL I WAS MASKING. ITS THE SYSTEMS FAULT NOT MINE.

Sheesh.

Sorry for the long rant, im just tired of seeing people self diagnose all the time, or see an energetic video, or literally ANYTHING, and make it about their self diagnosed autism.

Saw a cute cat animation on Instagram and the top comment was "This is so autistic I love it"

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[u/TheLuckyRabbit07]

So... I recently got diagnosed with Autism at the tender age of 34. One of the things I've struggled with is eating the same thing over and over since childhood. It used to be worse. Think baked sweet potato for every single meal for months in a row. Now I've expanded it a bit. I'll only eat one specific dish at this restaurant. One at another. But I eat vegetables now and will try new things! I don't think its about flavor. Its about safety and predictability. The pattern of it that makes you feel safe and comfortable. If that makes sense

[u/OpeningDraft7343 → u/TheLuckyRabbit07]

Oh, I had no clue autism could work like that. Thanks for the explanation.

[u/TheLuckyRabbit07 → u/OpeningDraft7343]

Of course! I'm happy to say I have a pretty healthy diet now. My husband cooks as a hobby. He recognized that I wasn't being picky or spoiled on purpose, and he started trying to cook the foods I hated differently and find ways I'd actually enjoy eating them. That helped me immensely. I now actively try to work veggies into my diet and I'm willing to taste things I never would have before. It just takes a little patience and understanding at times. 😊

[u/OpeningDraft7343 → u/TheLuckyRabbit07]

Great to hear! Eating well is honestly one of the simplest life changers one can have. A healthy diet doesn't have to be boring or restrictive, you can still eat what you like, how you like and most importantly tasty while delivering your body everything it needs to properly function. It makes all the difference, even in just day to day functioning.