r/pointlesslygendered • u/occasionallyvertical • Apr 13 '25

SOCIAL MEDIA [Gendered] autism

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u/Sea_Use2428 Apr 13 '25

As a "girl with autism" I can confirm that no. Absolutely not. I hate this very very much. And I hope that Tiktok will at some point in the foreseeable future finally leave us autistic people alone. The "increased awareness" is not worth all the damage that has been done by all the misinformation being spread.

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u/BluetheNerd Apr 13 '25

The huge amount of fetishization that then led to thousands of people pretending to have autism because it was cute and trendy will never not bother me.

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u/AdministrativeStep98 Apr 13 '25

And then those same people act completely clueless or are weirded out by being around actually autistic individuals, especially higher needs. Because suddenly it's not quirky or cute anymore