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[3/365] autistic
Jan. 3rd, 2019 05:10 pmMe at work today: washing dishes
Other people in room: quietly looking at stuff on phones
L, reading something out that he found on the internet: "Old lady to small child: 'How long have you been in your wheelchair?' "
Me, thinks: If I used a wheelchair and somebody asked me that, I'd have to answer with something like, "This morning."
L, continuing: "Small child says, 'Since eleven o'clock this morning.' "
Me: "Ha! That's how I would answer that question!"
L: "Holly...are you sure you're neurotypical?" (L is autistic.)
Me: "Increasingly less so!"
I have been assured you can't catch autism. And I have theories about how both my visual impairment and my immigrant status give me more overlap with autistic traits than is normal for neurotypicals. But it amuses me to place some of the "blame" on my partners--all of whom are autistic, none of whom thought they were when I fell for them--and my many friends who are not neurotypical.
Other people in room: quietly looking at stuff on phones
L, reading something out that he found on the internet: "Old lady to small child: 'How long have you been in your wheelchair?' "
Me, thinks: If I used a wheelchair and somebody asked me that, I'd have to answer with something like, "This morning."
L, continuing: "Small child says, 'Since eleven o'clock this morning.' "
Me: "Ha! That's how I would answer that question!"
L: "Holly...are you sure you're neurotypical?" (L is autistic.)
Me: "Increasingly less so!"
I have been assured you can't catch autism. And I have theories about how both my visual impairment and my immigrant status give me more overlap with autistic traits than is normal for neurotypicals. But it amuses me to place some of the "blame" on my partners--all of whom are autistic, none of whom thought they were when I fell for them--and my many friends who are not neurotypical.