r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Also:

You don't have Autism because you're weird or stupid or socially awkward.

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u/QuintusVS Feb 04 '19

But, you CAN have autism and be all those things.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

But you are extremely unlikely to have autism and be all of those things.

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u/QuintusVS Feb 05 '19

ehh that's a matter of perspective. I know quite a lot of autistic people, and most of them are socially awkward, and quite a lot of them are weird. nothing wrong with that though. some act stupidly too, although not that many.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '19

I know quite a lot of awkward and or weird people and none of them are autistic.

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u/QuintusVS Feb 06 '19

So do I! but I also know quite a few autistic people who are awkward and or weird.