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MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

On Self-Diagnosis

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MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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    A diagnosis doesn’t magically turn a switch on, if a person is autistic, they have been all their lives, even if they never get diagnosed. What is this invalidating bullshit?

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