[ SECRET POST #2097 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2097 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

can we please not with dh's awkwardness and self esteem problems being a bad thing

because he is autistic

and a lot of his quirks were due to his autism

there are a lot of reasons dh sucks, his being autistic is not one of them.

[biohazardgirl]

He's never been diagnosed by a professional or anyone else but himself. He's a great artist and everything, and it's fine that he's found comfort and stuff by researching for a character with a disorder, but in my opinion at the moment he's no more officially autistic than half of the socially awkward self diagnostic nerds on the internet.

[(Anonymous)]

But awkwardness and self esteem problems that manifest in negative ways are a negative.

He is also not diagnosed as autistic.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh just- Really? Really now? Let me tell you something. I am autistic. I have a diagnosis from several psychologists. I've been to therapy (and subsequently decided 'screw therapy I can do better on my own') and the awkwardness and self-esteem issues? Yes, I have them. And a gazillion other things that make social interaction very hard.

THEY ARE BAD THINGS.

They mess up my life. They make it almost impossible for me to get a job because I have no idea how to function at job interviews. I can't go out to the pub because I have melt downs. If I try to be spontaneous I can't enjoy myself because it feels like I have no control. I am highly sensitive to auditory input to the point where I would have panic attacks almost daily on my commutes to university.

BAD. THINGS.

Does that mean that I think autism is bad? No. I wouldn't want a cure, but I could do without some of the symptoms. I love being able to see details. I love remembering stuff that other people easily forget. I love being able to see things from a different point of view.

I am not exempt from criticism simply because I have a diagnosis on the spectrum. In fact, I welcome it because it gives me a chance to learn and develop as a person.

[honestys_easy]

JFC. Anyone who watches Community--with a character like Abed, who tries to modify his social awkwardness and bad behavior to make his friends more comfortable and when he doesn't gets called out on it--and then turns around and excuses DH's social awkwardness and bad behavior because "he can't help it" is seriously not paying attention.