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No, we’re not all a little autistic
It’s easy to understand why people think I’m normal. And before you insert some unhelpful quip like “normal’s just a setting on a washing machine” or “we’re all a little autistic” don’t. This is the whole point—you think I’m like you but I’m not; can you accept that so we can turn this into a constructive monologue please?
I understand that I don’t look like I have a disability. You can’t help but notice my high IQ so of course you can’t wrap your brain around the idea that I could have any kind of deficit.
I myself believed for decades that I could think or reason around any struggle and if I couldn’t, well that must be a character flaw.
I myself am still working to shake this belief.
Because for so long I have been able to use my cognitive strength to overcome so many of my weaknesses, but like a bodybuilder, just because I can lift a ton of bricks doesn’t mean I can carry it for long.
Just because you people have created a world you can thrive in, and just because I’ve worked hard to blend into it just to survive, doesn’t mean it’s not slowly killing me.
Oh so dramatic.
We all have struggles.
There’s one of those character flaws that’s oh so offensive cause it makes people uncomfortable.
I’m uncomfortable in your world every day.
Oh! So selfish! Only thinking of your own comfort!
Funny how it’s only offensive coming from my side of the street.
Begin the journey toward finding FLOE with part one.
