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submitted 6 months ago by Murdoc@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world

If someone thinks that autists have trouble communicating, they just need to see us talk to each other!

(Also, I often identified as an alien as a kid.)

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[-] Kojichan@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I remember being called an alien before. XP

What a weird thing to say to someone...

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

I embrace it, in context of the cosmos aren’t we all creatures of space molded from the infinite potential of dna?

Some people just don't care to develop a sense of self awareness on such scale. Their loss.

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