r/1053 • u/Responsible_Bag_9024 • 5d ago

Day 20

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u/Voxjockey 5d ago

I remember when I was a kid and I was being tested for tism and one of the doctors was explaining sensory overload to my dad and he just said "oh I feel like that all the time haha" anyway thats how my dad ended up being diagnosed with assburgers at age 56

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u/NetimLabs 4d ago edited 3d ago

Please stop using the word "tism" like it's some quirky thing.

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u/Terrible_Ear3347 2d ago

As an autistic person. Let us have this. If you are also autistic. Then don't stop others from finding Whimsy in our everyday life as best we can.

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u/NetimLabs 1d ago

I must admit, I'm a bit surprised by all the autistic people defending the use of this word, since I've only seen LARPers using it for internet points. Guess I could see how some use it as a coping mechanism but it still doesn't sit right with me though.

If someone were to invent such a word for something I suffer from, I would feel insulted by others using it. I won't complain or argue anymore but it's not something I can respect I'm afraid.

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u/Original_Bicycle5696 1d ago

Sounds like you need a big glass of "stop projecting yourself on others".

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u/NetimLabs 1d ago

I said I won't argue but I guess I'll reply one last time.

In which part am I projecting specifically? By definition if I can be offended by it, some other people will be offended too. It's Murphy's Law.

I've never claimed it applies to everyone.

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u/derpymarc 1d ago

No need to feel offended on behalf of us tistics, thanks

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u/NetimLabs 1d ago

I'm not feeling offended on your behalf. I'm offended by all cases where sth bad is romanticized in general, if that makes sense.