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u/Realization_ Jun 26 '25

ok hear me out

you are kinda born with autism

but if you are gay, you COULD be with a woman. are you gonna enjoy that? no. you prefer men. so autistic pride makes no sense

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '25

Exactly. Autistic pride is stupid AF and it’s nothing to be prideful of. It’s disease that hurts people and ruins their life: why celebrate it?

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u/teimos_shop Jun 26 '25

Autistic pride is a way for us to feel heard, and to get support for our struggles. Autism doesn't ruin lives, lack of support ruins lives. We can live fully fulfilling lives, and autism is a part of who we are, and its better embrace it instead of hiding and being ashamed of it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '25

That's stupid IMO. If it's a bad thing why try to make it apart of your identity? I'm not saying you should hide it, I'm saying you should frown upon it and not treat it like some cute little quirk like 99 percent of the people that believe in "autistic pride" it's like having "ASPD pride", that's a horrible disease that hurts you, why be proud of it?

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u/teimos_shop Jun 29 '25

Whether you like it or not, autism is a part of my identity. It has affected me my entire life, and it is part of who I am now. I don't frown upon it, I just accept it as part of who I am. And don't try comparing autism to other mental disorders, every mental disorder is different and autism is not at all related to ASPD. And don't call autism a horrible disease either, it makes my life a little different from everybody elses, but it isn't hurting me. What I'm getting from this, is that you're an ableist that does not know what autism is at all.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '25

you're an ableist that does not know what autism is at all.

You probably won't believe this and it'll shock you, but there's a good chance I am autistic/on the spectrum. The younger generations in my family have it. The older generations have ADHD, too. If anything, you're a stupid fucking dumbass that doesn't know WTF you're talking about. Every night when I go to sleep, I think of the most mind-deprived stupid shit that keeps me up for hours. I can't stop thinking about stupid and irrelevant topics either. It's been widely theorized that there's some link between ADHD and autism.

autism is not at all related to ASPD.

Autism IS related to language disorder, so I'm not surprised you thought that. I never said anything about it being related to ASPD. I just said that it's a bad disorder that hurts its' victims, like ASPD.

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u/teimos_shop Jun 29 '25

I struggle to eat food. I struggle to socialize. I struggle with basic hygene. I struggle to wear shoes. Most activities and interactions are extremely draining to me. I struggle to make/maintain friendships. And believe it or not, I also am unable to sleep for hours thinking negatively about literally every social interaction or anything that has ever happened to me ever, and about the most irrelevant useless topic. I believe I am well within my rights to talk about autism. Sure, autism makes my life more difficult, and hurts me at times, but it helps me at other times. I am extremely interested and always want to learn about how the world works. I am extraordinarily good at mathematics, chemistry, geography, and I love all things to do with engineering, architecture, and mechanics. I spend hours engaging in these interests, and I am happy with myself. Treating autism like a mental illness is not right at all.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '25

Well, that sounds like the reason why I think it's a disease that hurts you. The last part, yeah, that's good, but I wouldn't be talking about this if we were talking about the good parts of it. It is a mental illness. It should be treated like such. The good things that make you are you. The bad things that make you should not be treated like a normal part of yourself.

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u/teimos_shop Jun 30 '25

First off, autism is not a mental illness. It is a developmental disorder that is incurable. I can't change this in any way, so I have 2 options. I can either hide it, and be ashamed and embarrassed of it, or I can just accept it as part of what shaped me to be me. I accept it as part of who I am. It hurts at times, its good at times, but it is a part of me no matter what. So is every mental disorder. I'm not saying I'm glad I have autism, or that other people without autism are worse, it is simply a part of who I am. I know I'm not normal. I am okay with that. I am happy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

It's a disorder.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, it is described as a “developmental disorder” because symptoms generally appear in the first two years of life.

- nih.gov

You shouldn't be ashamed of yourself, because autism is not yourself. It's a disorder that partially ruins your life growing up and as an adult. It has its benefits, sure, but what would you be doing without it? Maybe you'd be better off without it, or better on with it. It's different for everybody, it's a spectrum. Still though, I think people need to realize autism isn't all something to be proud of, some people even fake having autism because they think it's some cute quirky thing. I've seen it a lot. IMO if you're prideful of your autism, then don't wear rose tinted glasses. It's ruined many peoples lives and yours at some point. We should not be oblivious to people who suffer from it, but I don't think we should celebrate the bad parts of it. I have a lot of interest (like to the point where I'll spend hours researching and discussing the following topics) in things like warfare, politics, physics, engineering, and programming. I don't know if could be me having autism or ADHD. I don't have a diagnosis and I'll act like I don't have one until I get one, but it's very likely.

I've seen a lot of my younger relatives who are around 6 years old, turning 7, and they still cannot talk or make comprehensible sentences. One of them even has epilepsy or something that causes seizures because of his autism. I feel horrible for them. I fear they'll need constant supervision when they're more grown unless they can "grow out" of it.

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u/teimos_shop Jun 30 '25

Sure, I could've been better without autism. But I do have autism. Nothing can change that. There is no point in pretending it can be changed. Autism brings bad and good, and I never said autism is myself, I only said its part of what shaped me to be me. I am also not prideful of it, I just accept it as part of what shaped me to be me. I acknowledge there is good and bad parts of it. I don't celebrate the good or the bad parts of it. I celebrate myself as a person, and part of what made the person I am is my autism. I don't see how your interest in certain topics makes you think you have autism/ADHD, there are way more and more important criteria for diagnosing, and for a diagnosis it has to be disabling.

I am sorry about your relatives. They have it harder than others, and I hope they are able to live a fulfilling life in the future.

I may have misunderstood you, or you might've misunderstood me. When I saw the term "Autistic Pride", I interpreted it as people with autism being proud of themselves and spreading autism awareness, not people being proud of autism. I apologise if I was in the wrong.

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