Mastodawn

Jul 29, 2023

After a professional diagnosis of autism some autistic people can doubt their diagnosis. Years of internalized ableism and doubts from others can contribute to a feeling of being an imposter.

Imposter syndrome isn’t discussed as much in the community but is something many struggle with.

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Untempered Steel 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇪🇺Jul 29, 2023

@autism101 @actuallyautistic
I am highly empathetic, to the point if I think about or observe a person getting injured, I feel pain usually in my lower body. High empathy + social awkwardness can come across as not being empathetic I guess. Been told for years by people I am not autistic, until my diagnosis, then some of them switched to saying "I told you so".

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Tanquist Jul 30, 2023

@untemperedsteel @autism101 @actuallyautistic
"Empathy deficit" is one of the most insidious myths about #autistic people. It arose from misinterpretations of limited clinical observations. #empathy

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Alex the Artistic Autist Jul 30, 2023

@tanquist @untemperedsteel @autism101 @actuallyautistic yeah I'm hyperempathic. Being around people in emotional pain, even when they're masking it, is torture to me. I might not know how to respond to this in the way society would wish me to, but I sure hell don't lack the empathy to know it's there.

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Lauralee Dukeshire HAS MOVED

@AlexTheAutisticArtist @tanquist @untemperedsteel @autism101 @actuallyautistic
I wonder if the reason some of us don't look at faces as much (or some of us have difficulty discerning emotions from facial expressions alone) is because we don't NEED to look at faces to sense emotions. I suspect we are more highly attuned to the emotional energy coming from others, can feel it when they walk in the room and it's often different than the "expression" they present so, we don't rely on faces.