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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12320962

Neurotypicals, what do autistic people look like to you?

Trying to get an idea of how NTs see us. I know that when I see autistic people, I see someone that's like me. Obviously, that's not how NTs perceive us, so what do we look like to yall??

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[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is the problem with questions like this - you won't notice the people who 'pass'. If you ask someone to point out a specific group, you're only going to see the people who stand out.

I'm in a similar situation to your kid, in that I'm a high functioning computer geek (in the best way :D ), and if it wasn't for the fact that my kid was diagnosed, I would have thought that I was neurotypical, but with a few quirks. For the people answering questions like this, I probably wouldn't be on their radar.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. Most people won’t notice my wife’s autism because she masks extremely well unless she’s very comfortable with someone. My gf on the other hand you may not notice her autism because she doesn’t look like what most people associate with autism, but she’s terrible at masking and just comes off as blunt, over focused, judgmental, and bad at or uncaring towards people.

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A wife and a gf? Are y'all poly?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No just midwestern.

Yeah we’re poly

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ah, didn't know you were midwestern. Down here in Texas, our intimate relationships are only between ourselves and the sun.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Up here you need to pack all the bodies you can together in the winter. Or at least you used to back when we had winters. Also it’s just far more frugal to make a casserole for several people.

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Down here we're legally obligated to have an acre to ourselves outside of the major cities. Since there's no life around, the pnly thing that keeps my heart warm and healthy is my beloved star.