LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoExactly how I feltpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down112
arrow-up1442arrow-down1imageExactly how I feltpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up80·2 months agoThat and imposter syndrome. How could I really be autistic when I’ve done fine (but not really) up until now? And some people reinforcing that as well, saying you couldn’t be on the spectrum because you seem to do ok socially or whatever it is.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·2 months agoyou don’t seem autistic Yeah fucker because I’m using about 60% of my cognitive load masking.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoI get that from every therapist and psychologist. I’ve gotten so good at masking even they can’t tell.
minus-squareCoelacanth@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 months agoI struggled - and still struggle - so much with this after getting diagnosed.
minus-squareAlreadyDefederated@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI’ve found that Imposter Syndrome is really common. Even people that I admire that are rockstars in the industry I’m in also have Imposter Syndrome. Maybe the weirdos are the ones without Imposter Syndrome?
That and imposter syndrome. How could I really be autistic when I’ve done fine (but not really) up until now? And some people reinforcing that as well, saying you couldn’t be on the spectrum because you seem to do ok socially or whatever it is.
you don’t seem autistic
Yeah fucker because I’m using about 60% of my cognitive load masking.
I get that from every therapist and psychologist.
I’ve gotten so good at masking even they can’t tell.
I struggled - and still struggle - so much with this after getting diagnosed.
I’ve found that Imposter Syndrome is really common. Even people that I admire that are rockstars in the industry I’m in also have Imposter Syndrome.
Maybe the weirdos are the ones without Imposter Syndrome?