Tell us that you discovered you were autistic as an adult without directly telling us that. Imply it by sharing personal experiences.

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“…and that was so annoying, like, why are they arguing with my diagnosis”

“Huh. I suppose I’m still arguing with mine”

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I like to recite grammar rules or language facts to myself when I’m feeling stressed out, almost like a form of meditation.

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Define “late”

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It’s a loose definition, but to give a definite definition with ambition of decision: after childhood, so 18+ years old. It doesn’t really matter though.

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When someone pointed out that I had made the same meal for dinner for most of my meals every week, for 4 months.

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Well I’ve been eating the same breakfast and lunch meals for years. It’s just that this instance was the one that made me start looking into Autism.

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What meal was it?

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Beef Casserole. Easier than most things because you just chop everything and then put it in the slow cooker. Little effort required. I kept doing it because new recipes stressed me out too much.

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Honestly look into an Instant Pot. Put everything in it, ready in 15-20min of pressure cooking. Can be set to keep warm if you’re not going to eat straight away.

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I don’t understand why people with autistic kids describe their kids needs as special. These needs are all completely normal. There must be some misunderstanding.

…oh

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lmaoooooo 😂

I’ve heard so many accounts of parents learning they were autistic because their kids were discovered to be autistic.

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Yeap that’d be me. We always joked about it growing up, but once I took my son to his first screening I was a bit freaked out.

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