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Around 1% of the world’s population is estimated to be autistic, while roughly 15% to 20% is thought to be neurodivergent. With billions of people on the planet, that adds up to a significant community. Yet because neurodivergent folks remain in the minority, they are often misunderstood by their neurotypical peers.

That is what makes finding people who truly get you feel so meaningful. There is a special kind of comfort in connecting with others who see things in a similar way and just know how your brain works.

So, we’ve rounded up some funny memes from the Autism Minds Instagram page that capture what it’s really like. Scroll down for a laugh and, hopefully, a reminder that you are not alone.

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    EvanisHere
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an autistic person, this is so correct it's embarrassing.

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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    38 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do this, always good to save an extra tasty bit for last, and I’m not autistic. Sometimes not every behaviour is down to autism or adhd, my bf has both, so I see a lot of it first hand, and a lot of the time it’s just completely different ways of thinking about something., it’s hard to describe.

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    James016
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son has the good at maths autism.

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    Heffalump
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just see it slightly too late to act on it without making everything even weirder.

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    Oerff On Tour
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The book on the right is still twice the size of "The Comprehensive Book Of German Humor"!

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    Oerff On Tour
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially the help you get after being diagnosed. Adult? Figure it out

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    Sarcastic ferret (she/they)
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How dare his teacher! This is a violation of our right to sarcasm!

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    CloPotato
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad spent the first 15 years of my life listening to the same audio story on repeat at every moment where he wasn't watching tv (aka in the car, when reading, gardening etc) until my mom snapped, and he plays sudoku for 6 hours a day. Whole family thinks I'm the weird one for suggesting he might not be neurotypical.

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    Gail Lott
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    5 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if this would work for me

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    Bartlet for world domination
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    11 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can do peer review. If I get along instantly with your child, wife, or coworker - they're autistic.

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    Bartlet for world domination
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    16 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if all 3 are the same colour you're a man :)

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    James016
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We didn't know the signs of neurodiversity when our son was younger as he is our only child and we didn't know any different, it was the health visitor who referred him to the paediatrician as he missed some milestones. 2 years later he was diagnosed as autistic.

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    CloPotato
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend who did this, hyper fixated on removing social masking, and now can't understand sarcasm anymore. Ngl I'm fascinated by this whole ordeal.

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    CloPotato
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I never say it irl. I wait for people to notice and tiptoe around asking, saves me a lot of useless trouble. For the ones who don't get it, it's just "yeah that's clopotato, she's just like that" and that's fine too. The ones who try to "bully" me into fitting their expectations just can f**k right off: I have enough friends already, I'm efficient at work, and as an adult I'm done jumping through hoops. Ngl adult life>>>childhood in this regard.

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    frinny
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 45, I feel like I'm 14 half the time and need permission for everything

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    James016
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of it comes down to how you talk. For years when I asked my son what he did in school, it was always "Dunno". Now in his last year of primary school I tried something else, I asking to tell me 3 things that he did in school that day. That worked, then we talked about those things. It only took 7 years to figure out. It's not easy for him as he has speech and language delays but he's getting there.

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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    4 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or…….you could just hang out with people who accept you for how you are? Maybe not at work, but when you’re not at work.

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    James016
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    This picture should help explain this. The sliders could be in any position at any time. Autism-69c...610c9c.jpg Autism-69ce14c610c9c.jpg

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    Nicely
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not accepting the unspoken corporate "because I said so" is a gift and a burden

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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    2 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh that’s from The Menu, what a thought-provoking ride that was!

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    StPaul9
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And more reading. Don't forget the more reading. Especially of niche things.

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    Oerff On Tour
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then see that support only is available for children

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