Autism

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Aspiegirl712 on 2023-08-11 15:48:36.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/jaobodam on 2023-08-11 15:47:43.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/OCSupertonesStrike on 2023-08-11 14:37:54.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Beuwolfalpha on 2023-08-11 12:15:49.

So today we bought some French fries and I asked how much I can have and the answer I got was leave enough for them, too me that's so annoyingly vague, give a straight answer for example just tell me I can take half or something so I ended up just not taking any. Does anyone else get irritated by this?

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Anhedonia999 on 2023-08-11 11:15:11.

Specifically those who aren't aware of their autism and can't or don't put any effort into masking? I find majority of autistic traits incredibly irritating and I don't see how I could be friends with another autistic person if they're completely unaware of themselves. Especially if a person has stereotypical textbook autism.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/seriousgentleman on 2023-08-11 10:58:15.

I (21M) was in such deep depression and despair for many months. I stopped being functional and shut down. Asking a friend (30M2F) to be cuddle buddies and cuddling twice a week over a Netflix show (and sometimes dinner I cook) is what really saved me.

I realized a key piece of my depression was deep emotional pain from lack of human touch. I felt a burning sensation in my chest at all times I so badly craved human touch. I’m such a touchy-feely emotional guy and hugs alone are not enough for me.

When I’m with my cuddle buddy, we wrap our arms around eachother, I take my shirt off to feel more skin-on-skin, and we sometimes caress eachother’s faces.

Being cuddle buddies is not sexual at all. It’s just two people helping eachother fulfill a basic human need.

I hope this inspires you to ask a friend you know to be cuddle buddies.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/captaintekton on 2023-08-11 10:32:52.

Well, favorite app next to Spotify itself. It combines two of my top 3 favorite things: music and statistics.

It's like Spotify wrapped, but I can see my stats for every artist, album, and song I have ever listened to any time I want. Number of streams, minutes streamed; you can sort by year, month, day, and even what time of day. I can search any artist/album/song I have listened to and see exactly how many times I have played it, when I first heard it, and see a graph of how many times I have played it per day since the first stream.

I paid $5 USD for a lifetime premium subscription for a feature that allowed me to import my Spotify data from before I used the app, which was well worth it in my opinion. The base app is free, but it only tracks streams from after it was downloaded.

10/10 extremely recommended for anyone who primarily uses Spotify and wants something better than the yearly wrapped.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Grunt636 on 2023-08-11 10:00:18.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Prize-Attorney433 on 2023-08-11 09:28:57.

I like to share what I learned with others. I want to be a teacher, professor, or communicator. Are autistic people really talented in teaching?

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/the1rush on 2023-08-11 09:22:39.

Original Title: UK West Yorkshire police arrest young autistic girl for what they say is "hate speech". Autistic girl said to an officer "you look like my lesbian grandmother" which lead to several police officers dragging the young girl screaming for help out of her house.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Its_the_tism on 2023-08-11 09:18:29.

Anyone else feel like life isn’t sustainable? I’m suffering so much with my autism and depression that I can’t picture existing like this long term. And I’m not even working right now. I don’t even want to think about how exhausted I’m going to be when I have to go back to a highly social job I hate that exhausts me.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/rubiblu on 2023-08-11 09:14:35.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Yonkou2745 on 2023-08-11 08:51:00.

Hi, I'm really new to reddit and I wasn't quite sure if I should make a post about this, but honestly it was really unsettling so I wanted to give it a shot.

So, I went to a psychiatrist for the first time today (actually, first time in any mental health related thing, never been to therapy or anything like that before), in hopes of being able to get an autism and ADHD diagnosis; this is because I've been researching for months the symptoms related to both of those disorders, since I've been stuggling with many of them all my life. I even took the RAADS at one point and got like a 97 score.

First thing in the appointment, he asks me what brought me there, and I tell him exactly that (except the RAADS since I forgot about it till now lol). He then proceeded to ask me like 2 questions about the ADHD, and then another 5 or so questions about autism, all related to my lack of ability to make eye-contact and trouble socializing. We're about 30 minutes in, when he just said something along the lines of: "well, that's it, autism is discarded". Just like that. He didn't even ask about sensory issues. Or about repetitive behaviours. Or anything relevant at all. All he did was ask a couple questions about why I thought that making eye contact was uncofortable for me, or why I wasn't the one initiating social interactions, and then he just said that and went back to asking me ADHD-related questions for the rest of the appointment. In the end tho, he did diagnose me with ADHD, and prescribed me with Concerta.

Was that normal? Can he really say I'm not autistic after asking less than 10 questions and seeing me for 30 minutes?

I just don't know, I am totally open to the idea of not being autistic, but the way it was discarded didn't sit well with me. My understanding was that getting such a diagnosis was a much more involved process and you had to get studies done and whatnot. What do you guys think? This psychiatrist is provided by my university, so I can ask to be changed to another doctor, but I'm not sure if I should do this after just 1 appointment. Thanks for your opinions in advance.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/probablymarthy on 2023-08-11 08:10:18.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/West-Classroom-7996 on 2023-08-11 07:17:46.

I don’t know about you guys but ever since I got a job loneliness has hit me hard. It drives me crazy. The thought of dying alone scares me to death. I’d hate to be old and have literally no one in my life left. Before I started working I didn’t care for some reason. Not that I. Going to live to see old age but still the thought of it is a nightmare. At the same time though I like alone time. I can’t win with my own mind lol

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/vampanthemmmmm on 2023-08-11 06:38:21.

I distinctly remember throughout high-school students and teachers alike would think I was high or not paying attention and I never understood it because at school I was usually sober because being high in public at the time was a little anxiety inducing. Constantly I would have commenta from my friends or just acquainted that I was 'fried' 24/7 it honestly felt so bizarre and I never thought to question it until now does anyone else have this experience or have had it? To this day I still think people think this when they can't find an exact reason why I act the way I am.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/bunnies_are_cool on 2023-08-11 05:17:03.

Just curious to see if there is a trend in the kind of games we enjoy and share facts about special interests and hobbies regarding games!

My fav multiplayer game is currently destiny 2 and my fav single player game is hollowknight!

In Destiny 2, it's a FPS. My fav mode is control (capture points) cuz it's pretty chill and repetitive and easy for to turn off my brain and play. I also like doing PVE activities like raids but unfortunately I've been turned off from playing those things lately. it's hard to find fellow ND players that are chill to play with😭

With hollowknight my fav aspect of the game is the art and the ambience of the game. It's very mysterious and relaxing and I can replay it with different mods a bunch of times and never get bored of it :)

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/eat_breakfast_intp on 2023-08-11 04:05:49.

I find myself really enjoying these games back then like i was totally obsessed with them, there was also a game in ps3 called "little big planet" and...i have no words to express how that game was really just my world, i was hella obsessed with it, I can just play it the whole day. there were actually also two modes like Minecraft, creative; where you build your own games on a blank planet, and the adventure planet were you play games already made on the game, i think most of you guys already know this game but i had to explain it for those who are unfamiliar with it.

So what do you think? And why do we tend to enjoy such games?

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/LatteLoaf on 2023-08-11 02:59:37.

I really didn't expect so many of them to instead say, "yes, we know" and "I could have told you that" to my late dx. I truly, genuinely thought it was very unlikely and was convinced that I was faking for attention, reading into nothing from social media. Turns out the only person I needed all these arguments and research to convince is myself.

Having a, strange time reconciling with this.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Pipless12-6-2022 on 2023-08-11 02:58:02.

Like, water from a plastic bottle from the grocery store is different from hard well water is different from city tap water. They feel very noticeably different. Other people say all water tastes the same, but it doesn't to me.

I can't drink the water from the faucet at my parent's house, it just grosses me out sensory-wise, and nobody really gets that because to them it's exactly like the water in my dorm.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/vampire_punk on 2023-08-11 02:31:27.

"voluntary self-identification of disability" has come up more and more on job applications for me. I feel like now I can confidently say yes, I have invisible disabilities, but I'm afraid of what would come from that (less pay, less hours, or treated like I don't know how to function as an adult)

I always click "I do not want to answer", I do the same thing on the gender question since I'm trans. I understand companies do this because they're trying to prove they're hiring marginalized groups, it makes them look good. but I'm always worried about what it'd mean for me.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Turbulent-Treat-8512 on 2023-08-11 01:51:41.

Topic.

This is something I go back and forth with if it's a good idea. It's not something that I want colleagues to know about, but any kind of big self-disclosure like this is something that needs to be documented. At the same time, I'm wondering if it can be helpful, particularly for individuals who experience shame around having this diagnosis.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/typicalking97 on 2023-08-11 01:43:19.

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/jaobodam on 2023-08-11 00:03:53.

I consider my special interests to be Pokemon, art and storytelling, but I don’t know every single thing about them, I don’t know the name of every Pokémon, the type chart, names or gym leaders, names of artists, when schools of art styles were born, etc, I just really REALLY like those things, every since I was a kid

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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/sileotumen on 2023-08-10 23:27:20.

Another success story of mine! Just here to share the positive vibes with you guys, and everything that happened in the past two months.

• I got out of a relationship which was very toxic for me (no shaming on my ex partner, it wasn't their fault - we were not right for each other) and can now entirely focus on myself and my well being.
• I can now spend so much more time with my friends and focusing on my hobbies, which is an absolute game changer for me. I don't dread waking up anymore, I haven't felt like that in years.
• I found a really nice new apartment which is twice as large as my current home, very affordable (only 160€ more expensive than my current place) and only 10 minutes walking distance within my sister (my only family who supports me being transmasc and AuDHD). Previously, I lived 300km away from her due to living with my ex.
• I just recently came to the conclusion that I am not binary trans (ftm), but actually transmasc and nonbinary. Experimenting with my gender expression is just so refreshing and affirming for me. Also, Im absolutely rocking the new aesthetic!!
• Speaking of aesthetic: this month my health insurance sent me a letter stating that they will cover 100% of all the costs for gender affirming surgeries! I didn't even have to fight for that! I just sent in the necessary paperwork and they were like "yeah alright lets give this dude the surgeries he needs". The current date is set to February for my top surgery, but I'm currently waiting for more details. I'm so excited!!
• I got a new job that's 100% remote and pays me 25-33% better than my current job (depending on bonuses and such). Also, unlike my current job, I have no leadership responsibilities in the new job, which means I can save a lot of my energy for myself and just do my job. They are also aware that I will have surgeries next year and I got it signed in paperwork that this is not a deal breaker. So I'm all set without worrying about my sick days :)
• due to lucky circumstances, I recently got 3k€ back from a previously bad financial decision - just in time for moving into a new apartment and starting from scratch since I can now buy a lot of new furniture and also afford the deposit easily. I can also buy myself new binders after wearing my current (and only one) for almost 4 years now.
• the doctors in my new town take me and my symptoms seriously and don't dismiss my pain (both physical and mental) just because I happen to be AFAB. I'm currently on track of getting my meds fixed, which is such a relief. I still suffer from chronic pain, but it gets better by the day.

It just feels like after almost 27 years of suffering and fighting to just barely survive, everything falls into place just perfectly. I finally get a chance to live and be myself. My family (my sister and her husband) love me dearly and supported me all the way through, and I finally get a chance to repay them for all their help and kindness too!! Just right now, I fixed my brother in law's PC so he can work remote again, which is a relief to him as he currently suffers from a depression episode. I also helped my sister get her ADHD diagnosis by stumbling across a psychiatrist who I couldn't afford at that time, but she could. Since she takes meds for her ADHD, her life quality improved drastically, which also allows her to take better care of herself.

So if you are looking for a sign and wonder if things get better - I can't promise it, but ten years ago I could have never imagined to be in such a great position. I'm happy, and I'm sending each and every one of you positive vibes and lots of love (and many spoons and your safe food :) )!!