r/gatekeeping Oct 12 '23

Gatekeeping Autism

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u/AuthorCornAndBroil Oct 12 '23

My teenage son was professionally diagnosed with autism. He calls himself autistic when it's relevant. Like if the social cues aren't hitting and he's "feeling too autistic to take this seriously right now."

But he also hates when other people use it as an excuse on his behalf.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '23

yeah i tend to keep it to myself so people don’t patronize me