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[–]GreykittymommaMagical lady 💜 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I am super awkward. That has hampered some potential romantic encounters. Guess what? I lived and I am in a happy relationship now. I actually worked on issues I had and found someone who saw through my awkwardness and noticed how I show affection.

I didn't need a silly name to put in my profile 🙄 (that nobody even knows what the fuck it means!) Just be a guy or girl, gay straight or in-between. Damn don't make it so fucking difficult for yourself.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Plus awkwardness alone isn't enough to make someone neuroatypical. It needs to be pervasive in not just socialisation but other areas such as sensory processing, which these self-diagnosers conveniently forget. Never heard a self-diagnoser mention that they've had a meltdown or any of the other less quirky aspects of autism.

[–]GreykittymommaMagical lady 💜 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes! I have never been diagnosed but the sensory overload is what made me consider seeking a diagnosis. In the end I figured I survived this long and learned how to avoid people or loud places. I deal with depression, mania, obsessions and compulsions too but again, I don't make them someone else's problem!