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submitted 5 months ago by lengau@midwest.social to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 63 points 5 months ago

Being autistic is taking a normal interaction every human experiences and pretending it is unique to you and your autistic peers.

[-] fishbone@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

Trivializing is taking very real and major struggles that certain humans experience to much greater degree than others and pretending it has the same gravity as minor annoyances that a wide range of people experience.

If your comment is a joke or otherwise intended to be lighthearted, I apologize, but people saying in earnest what you said is a pretty major pet peeve of mine.

Real "Chronic depression doesn't exist because everyone feels sad sometimes" energy.

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

Some people experience some things more than others. I believe that's how they place you on the spectrum

[-] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 19 points 5 months ago

Is getting bullied for walking a certain way and talking in a "funny way" for their whole lifetime every human experience? Cause I didn't experience any of those yet I've seen my friends go through it. Are you suggesting autism is not real? You must be living in a whole new world.

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago

Charitably I am fairly certain they are making fun of this particular meme and not in general. This meme is certainly something many people experience autism or not, though there are reasons toys experience might stick out for those with autism.

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

I was, yeah. Thanks for not instantly assuming the worst of me. People like yourself make social media a better environment than it otherwise would be.