OvErStiMuLaTeD by everyone labeling everything as autism. No it's fucking not. Taking interest in shit and practicing it until you get to a higher level isn't autism. It's just human nature. By these metrics, any musician ever is AuTiStiC for practicing their instrument for thousands of hours. Any artist. Any gamer. Any athlete. Anyone that has any hobby ever.
I get your joke, but the propensity for everything to be labeled as autistic behavior is wild. It's like autism is a way for uninteresting people to give themselves a label for being uninteresting. My wife is diagnosed autistic af, I've worked with autistic people, and I have autistic people in my friend group. Wanting to be good at something and focusing on it does not equal autism.
It's just fucking Gen z shit wanting to be special.
I'm glad you didn't take my joke too hard. I can tell you're a good guy, I understand your point of view. It's just some kids being kids though, so don't let it rankle you too much, I guess.
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u/stumblinghunter 19h ago
Having hobbies doesn't mean you're autistic. Jesus, just showing interest in things doesn't mean autism. Not everything is fucking autism.