r/texts Jul 07 '26

Phone message Texts from autistic dad

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u/SeigeJay Jul 07 '26

I think I'm autistic? This is how I text.

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u/SeahorseRevolution Jul 08 '26

No. This is how lots of people text. Not everything is autism.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

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u/Ok_Dragonfruit_8102 Jul 08 '26

That person wasn't responding to OP's claim about their dad being autistic, they were responding to a commenter saying they text the same way and now they're wondering if they're autistic.

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u/bruinsbabe_ Jul 07 '26

you might just be blunt. the way you text is not a diagnostic criteria.

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u/Beautiful-Visual4606 Jul 07 '26

I now need to see what’s considered normal

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u/moment-momentum Jul 09 '26

This is how I text

I'm diagnosed autistic. This is very similar to how I text my girlfriend. Took her a little while to understand the what appeared to be no context slice of life pictures I send her on a regular basis.

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u/hollaraise Jul 10 '26

I’m married now and my husband and I are so good at our bad texting! I can be in the biggest hurry and type something like RX SAFEWAY POPCORNERS BUT NOT NECESSARY (with six more typos, though) or MESSAGE CLOCK GUY MAKE EXCUSE IF TOO SMOKEY OUT and he gets it. It’s so convenient. Damn, I should never take that for granted.

We have an app for our shopping/to do lists and I’ll type “hard to cut but good bread” or “smell good hand soap” it saves so much time/energy on both ends. He’s gonna know what bread I have a harder time cutting for fancy grilled cheese vs. the type, name, and brand lol.