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markodochartaigh

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35. Excellent post.

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 01:10 AM

13 hrs ago

It is a spectrum. And just like just like the rainbow has colors which are more different and colors which are more similar, all of us on the spectrum have qualities which are different and qualities which are similar.
I've struggled to make a life, but I have made a pretty satisfying, though solitary, life.
I wish you the best.

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Are you autistic? I am. [View all] hunter 16 hrs ago OP

This was an excellent read and insightful. Thank you. chowder66 16 hrs ago #1

Probably. canetoad 15 hrs ago #2

Recommended. H2O Man 15 hrs ago #3

DURec leftstreet 15 hrs ago #4

Yes Timewas 15 hrs ago #5

This is such a hateful, ignorant, regressive period in history... hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #6

Thank you for sharing your story mr715 15 hrs ago #7

Thank you for writing this. milestogo 15 hrs ago #8

Great post Wild blueberry 15 hrs ago #9

Thank you mountain grammy 15 hrs ago #10

I am, too, and I feel for you EnergizedLib 15 hrs ago #11

Yes Oneironaut 15 hrs ago #12

Hunter, thank you for sharing your experience Ilikepurple 15 hrs ago #13

Thank you for this. yardwork 15 hrs ago #14

K&R mvd 15 hrs ago #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull 3 hrs ago #50

I have Asperger's - my inability to read ppl led me to Psy. alittlelark 15 hrs ago #16

I'm an Asp. ChazInAz 2 hrs ago #55

How did you overcome writing "like an ESL student with a head injury?" Sogo 15 hrs ago #17

I started college as an engineering major and switched to Biology... hunter 14 hrs ago #22

I suspect I may be on the spectrum. area51 15 hrs ago #18

Thank you for every bit of that and sharing it here. Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #19

The kids told me that I am on the spectrum. Grolph_ 15 hrs ago #20

For what it's worth, I think your writing is excellent. 3Hotdogs 15 hrs ago #21

Very insightful, hunter... slightlv 14 hrs ago #23

Covid DID its best, for now. vanlassie 14 hrs ago #24

Sharing your story and experience has done us all a real service. Thanks ❤️ MLAA 14 hrs ago #25

Apparently me too. KentuckyWoman 14 hrs ago #26

Sincerely thank you for this Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #27

Excellent. Thanks. I'm definitely on several spectrums. Fortunate to have found my way. Need more for Silent Type 14 hrs ago #28

I am not, but I love someone who is. FM123 14 hrs ago #29

Thank you posting proud patriot 14 hrs ago #30

You write very well for someone who is 'autistic'. Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #31

RFK jr is a total dick and a nasty moron. Would be nice to go back a couple of years when I didn't know he existed. Dave Bowman 13 hrs ago #32

In the end, we're all, each, a bag of tricks... BurnDoubt 13 hrs ago #33

Yes. meadowlander 13 hrs ago #34

Thank you for this, meadowlander Hekate 12 hrs ago #37

I am impressed by your strength Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #40

This description is so helpful Alice Kramden 6 hrs ago #41

Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #53

Excellent post. markodochartaigh 13 hrs ago #35

Thank you for teaching us, hunter. I remember the books that blamed "refrigerator mothers" Hekate 13 hrs ago #36

I gather most of us are, to some extent Oeditpus Rex 12 hrs ago #38

My experience is similar to yours Mossfern 3 hrs ago #49

Thank you dearly, hunter, for sharing your experiences and perspective. It is laudable and helpful KitFox 11 hrs ago #39

This is a wise and helpful thread Alice Kramden 6 hrs ago #42

Raises hand. nt. druidity33 6 hrs ago #43

Autism Mr.Bee 4 hrs ago #44

K&R spanone 4 hrs ago #45

Yep!...along with most of my family... MiHale 4 hrs ago #46

Thank you for sharing your story, hunter Clouds Passing 4 hrs ago #47

Probably Lithos 3 hrs ago #48

I put my parents through hell and I was completely oblivious to that. hunter 42 min ago #59

Thank you for your story LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #51

Pretty sure I am. no_hypocrisy 3 hrs ago #52

High functioning autism is in our family, so I'm very familiar with it. I have a cousin whose parents didn't understand Martin68 3 hrs ago #54

Thank you for sharing your life here. You are a fantastic writer. 1WorldHope 1 hr ago #56

Thank you for posting--glad autism is being discussed now by people with lived experience. Timeflyer 1 hr ago #57

This sounds just like my son, but currently he only has a diagnosis of ADHD LT Barclay 57 min ago #58