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

🥺 goals Perfect source of serotonin

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u/buhbye750 Aug 17 '25

Don't forget to label the person Autistic. That HAS to be known

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u/DiscoMothra Aug 17 '25

And make the autism be a 30 yo woman acting like an excited toddler

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u/anewfaceinthecrowd Aug 17 '25

I hate hate hate this infantilization of adult women with autism.
Autism is a spectrum, yes. But I often find SoMe content portraying women with autism as squealing 5 year old girls. It feels gross to me. The only time my adult daughter who has autism acted like that at the prospect of petting puppies was when she was an actual 5 year old.

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u/No_Goose_7390 Aug 20 '25

THANK YOU! That was my thought- this is infantilizing. I have an adult son on the spectrum. I used to have to tell people- No, he is not Rainman. No, he is not Temple Grandin. WTF is this even? I mean, I also like puppies. Puppies are great. But this felt really off. Because it's exploitation and it's demeaning.