I can't be the only one who has been on both sides of this, yeah?

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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Wait there's an autism percentage? Shit I need to know what percent I am. 99 or 100%?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well, it is a spectrum, which implies that you could theoretically put a percentage on it.

    But your 12% and my 12% could be very different due to the expression of different traits.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Exponential

    Autism people: stonks!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've been sitting on this for like 5 or 6 days.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I dislike the concept of a single-axis, back-and-forth "spectrum" such as your 12% would imply, but more of a multidimensional conglomerate of myriad spectra (plural), where e.g. spoken language when not overstimulated is one, spoken language ability WHEN overstimulated is another, social interactions when not oversocial-ed is one axis, social interaction ability while oversocial-ed is another, tactile sensory is one axis, smell/olfactory sensory is another, visual sensory is another, etc.

    Because that's the reality, is that it's a mish-mash of several interconnected axes and spectra, that tend to go off the rails a bit faster / more easily than NT / allists seem to go off the rails and break down

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Autism can range from non-verbal to high-functioning and everything in between. My nephew is nearly 17 and has a mind functioning on a third-grade level. I struggle heavily on a social level and often am overstimulated by lights, sounds, unfamiliar environments, etc.

    Not all autistic folk have the same "level" of autism.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sounds like I'm at the same level as you. Also I appreciate a real answer to my joke lol.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tbf, there's a lotta folks who come in here from other instances without even looking at where they are, sometimes making thoughtless comments.

    In case you were one of those, I thought it best to explain. 👍

    ...I also did not realize it was a joke until you said something, so make of that what you will.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    That's okay, jokes in text form do not often hit the way they were intended.

    I was typing it out thinking "Oh this is going to be so funny when others see my stupid joke about autism percentages teehee." Perhaps not one of my best jokes.

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