We are not the picture that was painted, the image that was sold, the misunderstandings that became codified.

We are empathetic, we are creative, we are moral and ethical (often uncompromisingly so), and we can be happy.

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#autism #empathy #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people