#but seriously the possibility that there's actually considerable overlap between autism and mood disorders seems to elude people

[anghraine]

Seeing arguments pitting bipolar and autistic people against each other when you're bipolar and autistic:

#missed this gif lol #but seriously the possibility that there's actually considerable overlap between autism and mood disorders seems to elude people #even though it's very well established! #major depression is more common in both the general population and among autistic people #but bipolar disorder is also very considerably more widespread among autistic people than in the general population #and there's at least some evidence that it's more common with '''high functioning''' autistic people #anghraine rants #rare breed of attack unicorn #gif #political shenanigans and codependent siblings