Trying to find the right words: I can't even

goldenheartedrose:

sherlocksflataffect:

pale-black-eye:

Apparently the difference between Autism and Asperger’s is that only aspies can realize that they are autistic.

What.

WHAT.

No. That doesn’t even. That’s…god, that’s as bad as the doctor who said the difference between…

Then there’s the one I’ve heard before both from autistic and nonautistic people: “It’s better to be low functioning because them you’re not aware you’re different.” (When, yes, there are autistic people who aren’t aware they’re different, but they don’t by any means have to be “LFA”, nor does being so called LFA mean you’re more likely to be unaware.)

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3. youneedacat reblogged this from josiahd and added:

   Then there’s the one I’ve heard before both from autistic and nonautistic people: “It’s better to be low functioning...

4. josiahd reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:

   Or maybe it’s that, the less people think someone’s a person, the more they are inclined to deny them language to...

5. yesthattoo reblogged this from pale-black-eye and added:

   Or that “lack of imaginative play” thing, but in reality? I lacked that, have some echolalic tendencies, and still got...

6. pale-black-eye reblogged this from katthekonqueror and added:

   The only difference between classic autism and asperger’s is that classic autism has a language delay.

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8. katthekonqueror reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:

   I thought aspergers just didn’t have as extreme symptoms.

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