It is ironic that autistic people are criticized for having a lack of theory of mind when that is literally what privilege is, and what affects so many millions of people in the various majorities around the world, neurotypical people included. Privilege insulates members of a majority against awareness of the struggles of the minority.
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What Love is Actually Like ‘On the Spectrum’ Part 2
Our diversity is dizzying. Our approaches to love will be just as diverse.
Living With Alexithymia: I Don’t Know What I’m Feeling, But There’s a Lot of It
“Wow, you’re so self-aware,” said the neuropsychologist during the interview portion of my autism assessment.
“I’m really not,” I replied, and went on to clumsily explain that I was only applying my current understandings to previous periods in my life retroactively, much like adults do when describing their own childhoods.
The Autistic Ambassador 