• Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    5 days ago

    Yep lol my SO picks up on and accommodates my, er, “quirks” more often than I even notice said “quirks.”

    I’m very grateful but it’s also funny in a way to think I’m doing great at masking then be told (lovingly) that I look like a distressed owl while attempting to tolerate a public space 😂

    • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      152·
      5 days ago

      Looking forward to the day we no longer suffer that ableist conformist pressure to conform and mask.

  • mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    251·
    5 days ago

    It took me way too long to understand this post. How’s an autistic gal supposed to know what a stare means?

      • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        But You Can’t Prove It, also known as James Doakes Reaction Images, refers to a series of image caption memes using reaction images of Dexter character James Doakes (played by actor Erik King) with determined looks on his face, including an image of him driving a car and an image of him holding a drink in a bar. The memes feature captions about knowing that someone is hiding a secret from you, but you can’t prove it, a reference to Doakes, who believes Dexter Morgan is a serial killer but is unable to prove it. The format was popularized online throughout 2025 on sites like TikTok and X / Twitter, first appearing online as early as September 2024 on Reddit.

  • Tonava@sopuli.xyz
    12·
    5 days ago

    I was in that situation with myself when I was going through the autism diagnosis process, I even literally stared at myself in the mirror a few times. One line specifically I remember reading from the papers during it was something like “the patient shows classic tic symptoms, constantly scratching their head and twitching” and I was like “but-b… … oh”