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15 Apr 2020, 8:15 pm

I still take it as a complement.


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16 Apr 2020, 3:07 am

The whole trying to enforce what to call someone is usually pedalled by angry advocates with a chip on their shoulder, trying to dictate to everyone what they should think or say.

I just ignore them.


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16 Apr 2020, 3:47 am

Once upon a time it was. But that was before I realized that being autistic is fantastic! Which is why I always say, with a big cringy smile on my face, "I'm not autistic. I'm autASTIC!"

But for real, anyone using that as a dis this day and age is a serious aspie, so f**k you!



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16 Apr 2020, 5:22 am

On some sites & forums the word Autism is kind of a slang word for Troll. There's posts with by mods that tell trolls to quit being autistic or that some posts were deleted for autism.


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