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It's ridiculous how many people ask me this.
Like how does one look autistic???

Unless I am being overwhelmed, or tired, or go on a 20 minute long rant about queer baiting and the evilness of dolphins in the same rant

They say that to you, too?

Sadly, I feel like it is more common the one might think. The rest of my neurodivergent friends have gone through similar experiences. I try not to take that sort of thing to heart, but a lot of the time I do worry.

I am usually called "weird" and mocked if I don't walk with my head up to greet others in the hallway at work. I was made fun of for my symptoms growing up. Although, now that I think of it, I have a hard crease in my forehead between my eyes from scowling all the time. I try not to do it as hard now. But I think that may have been my "tell" that set people off.

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Thx

Have you seen the replies to your meme here in the neurodivergentsUnite stream?

Now I have! It makes me feel more confident that I’m not alone and not the only one who deals with this stupid question from neurotypicals

I'm glad it helped. I was surprised that others had similar experiences. And, I learned that I probably have expressions that are related to neurodivergent symptoms which people make fun of. I learn a lot from this stream. Are you going to follow and post more?

Yes, and I can see how someone “looks autistic” but that isn’t a cool comment, like yes I tend to avoid eye contact and have a speech problem, but yeah.

I think we all agree with you...it's not a cool comment.

Though honestly, sometimes I DO look autistic. I'm not sure that I care, though. Passing as NT isn't such great shakes either.

How do you look autistic?

When I'm tired, I tend not to make the right facial expressions, and my hands and feet flap a bit. I generally have to remind myself to look at people's faces . . . just a bunch of small tells.

That makes sense. I have the same. And, when I'm having a lot of anxiety to the point of dissociation I start to rock back & forth...but I'm alone when that happens. I also have to remind myself to look up and smile. Ack!

This is painfully accurate.