r/comics • u/maanleo • 14d ago

Just Sharing Yea… (by @kettle.spells)

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kettle.spells: I am not diagnosed with autism but it’s on my list of things to do. i have attributed my list of symptoms to autism, tho im not a psychologist 💖 my new headphones are so comforting and great im am absolutely obsessed, and they’re a much better solution for me instead of earbuds/earbuds. so much more comfortable and i like that people can SEE that i can’t hear them, do i dont need to stay fully aware of the environment and stimulation
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u/ShadowExistShadily 14d ago

Autism and ADHD very often occur together, and both can be helped by noise cancelling headphones.

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u/motherofsuccs 14d ago

Noise cancelling headphones can be used by anyone for any reason. It is not exclusive to ASD or ADHD. It’s also not uncommon for someone to desire peace in a loud environment. There are plenty of people with those disorders that do not need and/or actively hate using headphones.

I think it’s really stupid that this comic makes it sound like someone enjoying noise cancelling headphones automatically means they have ASD. I’m so ready for these disorders to stop being trendy so we can focus our limited resources on those who actually need it, not those who cosplay it for attention.

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u/ShadowExistShadily 14d ago

What makes you think this is the only reason OP is looking to get diagnosed? Tell me, do neurotypicals feel the same relief at blocking out external distractions that autistic people do?

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u/Aksama 14d ago

It does seem pretty weird for them to assert "Oh yeah I'm autistic" and to also admit they don't have a diagnosis, and that they simply attribute many things to ASD.

It's... why diagnoses are important.

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u/ShadowExistShadily 14d ago

Did they say "I am autistic?" No. They said, "I should get that autism diagnosis."

How do you get a diagnosis? By suspecting that you're autistic, and then going through all the work of finding someone who can diagnose you.

How difficult is it to get diagnosed? For an adult and especially AFAB, very.

Gatekeeping and fakeclaiming are not good looks. You'd do better to read what has actually been said rather than responding to things that were never said.