Gatekeeping the Autism? Self-Diagnosed foids of r/gatekeeping react poorly to TRUKES

!nooticers nootice how everyone on the thread either claims to be on the spectrum or has a sibling/relative/friend on the spectrum.

yeah, it's called masking, something we are forced to do so we don't continue to get relentlessly bullied for the way we act. then we get bullied anyway.

Yeah being able to do those things does not mean I don't have "difficulty" with them. Sure I'm maintaining eye contact, but as I'm doing it it feels like I'm holding the handle of a really hot pan that I'm not allowed to let go of until I've finished talking.

https://old.reddit.com/r/gatekeeping/comments/i59w70/gatekeeping_autism/

You just can't win as a woman. Don't like what they like? Boring, you have no personality! Do like what they like? Faker, you have no personality! And now we are even faking autism? Why, exactly?

The end game is always the same: as long as men get to define what makes a woman "smart", "sexy", "interesting", "unique" or anything else, then everything is in order. As soon as women start to define themselves, butthurt ensues.

TIL autism is a personality apparently

So close to self-awareness

https://old.reddit.com/r/gatekeeping/comments/i291jk/women_cant_have_autism/

And here I thought neurodivergent people could learn and grow to understand the rules and norms of society, including things like how to look cute and how to use social media.

But no, guess anyone who can overcome their disability must not really suffer from it

I have diagnosed Aspergers and I'm also a girl. The only way it affects my everyday life is that sometimes its hard to get jokes, I'm sensitive to loud noises and I have a few special interests.

Doesn't stop me from being able to use social media or dressing cute tho (in fact, fashion is one of my interests!).

Next they'll say my strategy for faking eye contact is bullshit as well. Who the heck gatekeeps autism?

!ifrickinglovescience thoughts on female autismus?