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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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Anyone-for-tea? 48 minutes ago
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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Oerff On Tour 2 hours ago
The book on the right is still twice the size of "The Comprehensive Book Of German Humor"!
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Oerff On Tour 2 hours ago
Especially the help you get after being diagnosed. Adult? Figure it out
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Sarcastic ferret (she/they) 2 hours ago
How dare his teacher! This is a violation of our right to sarcasm!
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CloPotato 2 hours ago
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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Bartlet for world domination 21 minutes ago
I can do peer review. If I get along instantly with your child, wife, or coworker - they're autistic.
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That’s all what I yam 1 minute ago
I taught at a high school for at-risk kids. One day the school secretary came into my classroom with an autistic student to help her carry a heavy box to the front office. The student was carrying the box toward the closed classroom door, and the secretary asked if he needed a hand. The student gave one of the clearest answers I’ve ever heard. He said, “I have two hands, I need someone to open the door!” Nailed it.
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CloPotato 2 hours ago
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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James016 2 hours ago
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? 14 minutes ago
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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Anyone-for-tea? 12 minutes ago
Oh that’s from The Menu, what a thought-provoking ride that was!
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Anyone-for-tea? 6 minutes ago
Tired isn’t the right word, I have chronic fatigue and sometimes people say that to me since I was diagnosed.
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Bartlet for world domination 13 minutes ago
So far I have found two (seemingly?) distinct biochemical processes that are different in neurodiverse people. One has to do with energy on a mitochondrial level, the other with dopamine and both its reward function and its influence on gross motor functions. Any ideas?
Bartlet for world domination 13 minutes ago
So far I have found two (seemingly?) distinct biochemical processes that are different in neurodiverse people. One has to do with energy on a mitochondrial level, the other with dopamine and both its reward function and its influence on gross motor functions. Any ideas?
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