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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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    10 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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    Sam Trudeau
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me, I get a lot of moments where "ActLikePeople.exe has stopped responding/needs to update"

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    Heffalump
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    9 hours 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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    ginger
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    because what if the person I've been friends with for 4 years and consider my best friend actually hates me??

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    Starbug
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And laughing out of politeness is not a thing I do

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    Oerff On Tour
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    9 hours 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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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    8 hours 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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    Sam Trudeau
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Emphasis on "mostly non-verbal". Mostly.

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    CloPotato
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    10 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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    Sam Trudeau
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must have been bitten by a radioactive autism when I was little

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    Gail Lott
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if this would work for me

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    Oerff On Tour
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    9 hours 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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    Midoribird Aoi
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. Former retired nurses taking a PT job after retirement have told me that after a while they suspected I was very mildly on the spectrum, even if I never told them t was.

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    Bartlet for world domination
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    8 hours 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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    Doug Moyer
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha ha! I'm on your lap right now, as you read this!

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

    I saw something that said "weirded me out? you've weirded me in. lets merge souls" and I have related to anything more

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    Doug Moyer
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can. Just do it. Stop worrying if strangers will be put off.

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

    oof, this one's me. pretty sure its anxiety and adhd not autism though

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    Oerff On Tour
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    9 hours 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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    That’s all what I yam
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    7 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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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    Sam Trudeau
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. And when you actually participate in a play, your character becomes permanently part of your personality

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    Remi (He/Him)
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ever walked by a cop and had a weird thought like "what if they think I'm drunk or something" and then suddenly forget how to walk without tripping on air? Asking for a friend

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

    I get told I argue too much but I don't come into things looking for a fight I just look for understanding and some people reeeeaaallly don't like being questioned

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    Nicely
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    9 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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    Doug Moyer
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm also ADHD, so many many problems as a child...

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    James016
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    9 hours 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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    10 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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    10 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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    9 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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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to count the syllables. I had to.

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    StPaul9
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    8 hours 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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    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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    James016
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    10 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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    StPaul9
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Rattytooey
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I fall into the "must wear socks At All Times" category of autistic, however, should that sock become even remotely damp or feel somewhat uncomfortable to me, then it must be immediately disposed of o_O without exception

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    Gunvor Johansen
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Adhd’ers also loves routines, but also not. Two things Can be real…

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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    7 hours 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!