xophos

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What is the harm in trying it with the flying spaghetti monster? That's one of the most funny arguments. As if the alternative to atheism is belief in your god. Like there aren't a million other ones to choose from. No thank you. If I ever cast my lot with a god, (which is very doubtful) I'll choose one that at least has a sense of humor.

on A double question · c/autism · 2 pts · 2y

I was going to write something very similar but you phrased it much better than I could have.

on I finally got diagnosed. · c/autism · 5 pts · 2y

Try to see it the other way round. I was always considered smart but lazy and distracted. I always struggled with myself because I thought I wasn't living up to my potential because I was lazy and couldn't mobilize enough willpower to succeed. That always stressed me out even more. Now that I know I am autistic and most people with my profile are not even able to work at all, let alone get a university degree, I can instead be proud of what I achieved. Just take it as an opportunity to be kinder to yourself.

on Instruction manual · c/autism · 4 pts · 3y

Once you find good people, copying is unnecessary, because they will accept you as you are. Took me 20 years to learn that.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/autism · 5 pts · 3y

Autistic people have it really hard in Japan, because there are so many hidden social rules and adults who don't know or can't follow them are seen as antisocial. Germany is not so bad. Here in northern Germany at least, people (NTs too) mostly accept direct communication and tend to be rather direct themselves. And I rarely had bad experiences when I needed to ask for clarification.

on I feel exhausted · c/autism · 5 pts · 3y

I am done going to private social gatherings that I don't enjoy. They are usually optional and if not I find a good reason why I can't go. I don't even need to lie. Usually I just say that I'm under the weather and don't feel up to meeting a lot of people. Which is all true. Since I occasionally suffer from migraines, most people will assume that as a reason but that's not my problem. Work meetings are usually dispassionate enough that I can endure them if they are not back to back.