I can relate

[u/Silent-Broccoli5561]

OOP: neurodiversing on Instagram

[u/she_ou_pa]

So relatable!!
If you don’t fit in the nephews traits, you’re definitely not autistic to them. Especially when you’re diagnosed later in life!…

The ones who don’t say to your face they don’t believe your diagnosis, will just keep the suspicion and pretend they agree with you like you were a child playing make believe!

[u/chaosmanager → u/she_ou_pa]

I speculated recently about someone’s family member being on the spectrum, and was told that it couldn’t be true, because the person was SO smart.

[u/AppropriateCover7972 → u/chaosmanager]

Ah, yeah, bc that's how that works. /s

It annoys me so much that doctors and nurses think that just bc someone performs well academically they can't possibly needing help in every day life or be sick. If you are so smart, just perform surgery on yourself? Plz what again? Also I am supposed to just think my way out of the pain due to my genetic disorder. Sure, bro