From Autisticality’s post:
Whenever I hear someone say "I think I'm a little bit Autistic too" or "we are all a little bit Autistic at the end of the day", it really annoys me. Not just because it is massively untrue, but also because it diminishes everything we go through as Autistic people just to simply make it through our days.
And whilst I'm aware these aren't the criteria for being Autistic and are based on my personal experiences as an Autistic person with other factors at play (ADHD, depression, social anxiety etc), the post is mainly to make a point that we are not all a little bit Autistic because if we were then the world wouldn't treat Autistic people as poorly as it does.
Whether your intentions are kind to make it seem like the Autistic person is not alone, this phrase does nothing to make us feel better but instead is a slap in the face in my personal opinion.
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> Do you also physically and mentally dread leaving the house?
> Do you also have nightmares remembering what happened at school?
> Do you also get excluded just because you are ‘quiet’ or don’t speak?
> Do you also have to go to extreme efforts to prove you are struggling just to get any support?
> Do you also feel so alone and misunderstood that you sometimes wish you weren’t alive?
Think before you make comments that invalidate, minimise & diminish what a minority experiences."
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