warpslide@lemmy.ca to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoI think I'm autisticlemmy.caimagemessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up1656arrow-down139file-text
arrow-up1617arrow-down1imageI think I'm autisticlemmy.cawarpslide@lemmy.ca to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square153fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·9 months agoMy mom was just like “do you think you could get more scholarships with an official diagnosis?” after mentioning a friend suggested I was autistic. Don’t think I’ve ever had someone doubt it. Guess I’m just too weird. 😨
minus-squareRadicalEagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·9 months agoI like how practical your mom is lol
minus-squareNounsAndWords@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 months agoThose student loans are no joke.
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoPerhaps she’s on t’spectrum.
minus-squarewarpslide@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-29 months agoThe same day I got my diagnosis (in my 40s) I told both of my parents. My Mom’s response: “Well, I always knew you were special!” My Dad’s response: “That’s bullshit!”
My mom was just like “do you think you could get more scholarships with an official diagnosis?” after mentioning a friend suggested I was autistic. Don’t think I’ve ever had someone doubt it. Guess I’m just too weird. 😨
I like how practical your mom is lol
Those student loans are no joke.
Perhaps she’s on t’spectrum.
The same day I got my diagnosis (in my 40s) I told both of my parents.
My Mom’s response: “Well, I always knew you were special!”
My Dad’s response: “That’s bullshit!”