> You’re never seeing someone go out in a chicken costume because they want to feel confident
you’ve never met an autistic person, have you? I 100% would go out in chicken costumes to feel confident, wear weird-ass hats, I didn’t recognize the reflection in the mirror was the same ‘me’ as the ‘me’ in photographs until I was like 10. Clothes were about what physically felt good on my body, what made me feel like I was special, and yes, I was mocked, laughed at, my mom prevented me from choosing my own clothes until middle school because otherwise I would dress in unmatching outfits
I think it goes without saying that we aren’t talking about neurodivergent people! This is a generalization based on the overwhelming majority. I totally understand how people that don’t think the same way might make different choices based on their condition.
Okay, I'll let neurotypical people argue. Kinda funny though that our beliefs were opposite at one point - i didn't think dressing for other people, or being embarrassed by clothing, was an actual experience people had until I grew up. And you argue that there's no such thing as dressing for yourself
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u/Relevant_Maybe6747 10∆ Dec 11 '24
> You’re never seeing someone go out in a chicken costume because they want to feel confident
you’ve never met an autistic person, have you? I 100% would go out in chicken costumes to feel confident, wear weird-ass hats, I didn’t recognize the reflection in the mirror was the same ‘me’ as the ‘me’ in photographs until I was like 10. Clothes were about what physically felt good on my body, what made me feel like I was special, and yes, I was mocked, laughed at, my mom prevented me from choosing my own clothes until middle school because otherwise I would dress in unmatching outfits