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  • Strider@lemmy.worldOPtoAutism@lemmy.worldThe bank wins again
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    8 days ago

    Thank you!

    So far I’ve seen a lot of videos (public TV has some good ones) as well as could it be aspergers by prof Tony Attwood, and the Ted talk from Jac den Houting. The videos from Auticate are also quite relatable although with a lot of repeating and corporate orientation.

    Books so far notable aside from a local one (Autismus in 44 Kapiteln) the mentioned field book. Although that one is a little bit dry on his views, I think the NT view is a little over complicated with references and symbols and could be made simpler without losing anything.

    Then the more notable book for my situation is the autists by Clara Törnvall and I am also currently on another one by an adult Autist woman Autistisch? Kann ich fließend! by stephanie Meer-Walter.

    I will then possibly try unmasking autism next, had an eye on that one. Thanks also for the link.

    For the next diagnosis (if I can’t turn the last one around) through that experience and also help like yours I’ll have a far more specific questions prior to the diagnosis…


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    Thank you for your acknowledgement.

    If you know someone knowledgeable in Germany let me know. Having read a few recent books mostly on adult autistic women by themselves I somewhat need to conclude that there is currently a big blind spot - as you said - for the mild and low support needing.

    But as an autor stated, we still need support. I would even love to change my field of work to support this but whom should I reach out to?

    Analyze me, I am a very curious case!

    Oh and a thing I noticed: do you know the book a fields guide to earthlings?

    He describes the neurotypical communication. And regarding my diagnosis I have to think of that so much: my words weren’t enough to carry enough weight over the NT impression of my routine masking.

    Like he tells me he is miserable and can elaborate exactly on why (I mean isn’t it awesome I can give you all the on a silver platter?) but I look friendly and social: well he seems normal!

    So we communicate with the words as content and for NT that is just a small, sometimes negligible part.




  • Thank you for that, it gives me more inner peace about what I am. Stil, l I am doing this for multiple reasons but will have to see if I can go further with them.

    In my relationship we’ve hit some walls in my capabilities and accommodated for that but if I may ask - is the counselor neurotypical?


  • Never heard of INFJ, thanks. Reading up on it I can relate but I am in general of a far too bad opinion of the public (aka see where that brought us) to having a drive for ideals. I do have the opinion I have solutions though. I short: I don’t think I am.

    Well IQ on the high average likely buuuut measured in neurotypical of course.

    The irony of it all is that I see the layers of the misunderstanding in diagnosis which again is the result of me being an Autist leading them to see me as a NT.

    But communication is the bane of us. The worst part is they think they understood but they never listened to the words’ content but combined the ‘fast access symbols’ in their head to build an opinion.




  • Thank you. However the voiced outcome made me notice old wording and leads me to suspect they’re not on the current scientific standard. So I can accept a negative (as in diagnosis) outcome but it needs to be based on facts. And the ones they told me aren’t used anymore.

    So I need it written to criticize.