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[Helpful Resource] A Field Guide to Earthlings: An Autistic/Asperger View of Neurotypical Behavior (pdfcoffee.com)
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A free ebook written for autistic people that describes the neurtotypical world. It can be funny and quite insightful!

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[–] SeeMinusMinus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That is how I think lol. Can't count the number of times I have said something like "... is only a thing because someone a long time ago decided it is a thing and can easily no longer exist if we decided so". Most people completely miss the point when I say that. I think those ideas also apply to the lgbtq+ quite well because being gay wasn't weird entail someone decided it is weird.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Right‽ I love that someone pointed it out to get a better awareness of ourselves and potential differences from others.