Post #2038962
2026-04-09 10:54 UTC
@Zumbador I'm interested to know if this helps others much because the thing that - after years of telling myself this was true - it was only when I self diagnosed that it really became true for me. That I could begin to see my needs properly let alone accept them. Until then I was stuck in struggling on.
I believe the biggest part of this was realising that I wasn't alone. We're all different here, but I found I related to do many parts of other autistics' experiences.
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@Zumbador@mefi.social 2026-04-09 11:08
@doggle That's why I'm careful to say that this doesn't mean "it doesn't matter whether you're autistic or not". It's still really useful to know that. But I wonder whether it's possible to accept oneself as not broken for things other than autism. I think it's a pity if it's only autistic people can have that relief.