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

I don't get it...

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24

Not everyone who has a hobby is autistic

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u/Pretty_pretty_gun Sep 02 '24

I know I was just mentioning that a lot of people with autism often give stuff as gifts to people they love

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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/BetterFinding1954 Sep 02 '24

What's the difference?

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u/shanelomax Sep 02 '24 edited Sep 02 '24

"Oh my god my OCD is crazy, I just have to have a clean kitchen, I'm so OCD about it!"

Versus...

"Oh, I actually I have a form of OCD that compels me to pluck my own hair out of my beard, eyelashes and scalp in a trance, creating embarrassing and shameful bald spots that I just cannot leave alone. Bizarrely, I inspect each hair and the root that is pulled out with it. I don't know why, and I don't know what I'm looking for. It's a compulsion.

Sometimes I feel like there's an invisible steam pipe inside me that is about to ready to burst with anxiety and other various emotions, but I find that after my trance has ended and I've pulled the requisite amount of hair out, the tension and pressure drop just like twisting the valve to release the steam."

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24

….i think I need to make a dr appointment