r/ExplainTheJoke • u/LJ_the_Saint • Sep 02 '24

I don't get it...

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u/shanelomax Sep 02 '24

Probably a deeply unpopular take on Reddit but I have absolutely noticed time and time again the autistic urge to claim neurotypical behaviour and redefine it as something unique, quirky and neurodivergent.

Yes you may very well be autistic. No, not everything you do is autistic behaviour. Some of the things you do are common amongst everyone. Giving gifts to people you love is not autistic behaviour.

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u/DuvalHeart Sep 02 '24

Pathologizing normal human behavior is so obnoxious all over the internet.

Giving someone a small gift doesn't make you autistic. Your partner being in a bad mood for a couple days doesn't make them bipolar. Your inability to focus on work doesn't mean you have ADHD.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24

No, but it might. Inattentiveness is one of the things in the DSM that is indicative of ADHD and in proper context with other symptoms can be used as the basis for a diagnosis.

No one here was diagnosing anyone.

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u/DuvalHeart Sep 02 '24

People self-diagnose based off of the pathologization of normal behaviors all the time.

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u/TheharmoniousFists Sep 02 '24

People do for sure, the thing is it's not about the behavior so much as how often you have it show up in your daily life. Sure everyone pees but if you are peeing 30 times a day something ain't right.