LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoExactly how I feltpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down111
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minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up77·2 days agoThat and imposter syndrome. How could I really be autistic when I’ve done fine (but not really) up until now? And some people reinforcing that as well, saying you couldn’t be on the spectrum because you seem to do ok socially or whatever it is.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37·2 days agoyou don’t seem autistic Yeah fucker because I’m using about 60% of my cognitive load masking.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 days agoI get that from every therapist and psychologist. I’ve gotten so good at masking even they can’t tell.
minus-squareAlreadyDefederated@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI’ve found that Imposter Syndrome is really common. Even people that I admire that are rockstars in the industry I’m in also have Imposter Syndrome. Maybe the weirdos are the ones without Imposter Syndrome?
minus-squareCoelacanth@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 days agoI struggled - and still struggle - so much with this after getting diagnosed.
That and imposter syndrome. How could I really be autistic when I’ve done fine (but not really) up until now? And some people reinforcing that as well, saying you couldn’t be on the spectrum because you seem to do ok socially or whatever it is.
you don’t seem autistic
Yeah fucker because I’m using about 60% of my cognitive load masking.
I get that from every therapist and psychologist.
I’ve gotten so good at masking even they can’t tell.
I’ve found that Imposter Syndrome is really common. Even people that I admire that are rockstars in the industry I’m in also have Imposter Syndrome.
Maybe the weirdos are the ones without Imposter Syndrome?
I struggled - and still struggle - so much with this after getting diagnosed.