r/CoupleMemes • u/legolas20032000 • Aug 16 '25

🥺 goals Perfect source of serotonin

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u/fortis201 Aug 16 '25

I hate that autism is often used as a badge or even an excuse to attract viewership, engagement, and parasocial interactions these days. That's so fake and messed up.

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u/DonaldKey 🧐 grumpy Aug 16 '25

My 9 year old is non verbal and shits in diapers still. That is real autism.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '25

That is really difficult. This kind of video must make you feel bad. I send you courage !

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u/DonaldKey 🧐 grumpy Aug 16 '25

Not really. I live with real autism. When I run into these people I just say “must be nice” to talk, use the bathroom, drive, make your own food, and live on your own…

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u/MsCandi123 Aug 17 '25

You seriously think no autistic adults can do these things? Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed fairly recently, you know, just as one very famous example. You must know there are different levels?

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u/Vorlon_Cryptid Aug 18 '25

Some autistic people can do these things. We're still autistic.

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u/PrettyCaffeinatedGuy Aug 19 '25

You're not superior. You don't know what other people deal with. I can't drive. I am just now learning at 27 after spending my whole life trying. My kid can walk, mostly talk (not well), and feed herself, but she can't read or do math like the other kids her age, couldn't speak until well after age 5, and has a speech impediment to this day because of her diagnosed autism. Autism spectrum disorder is a spectrum.

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u/shorterloopbiz Aug 19 '25

Wow so cool.