I have autism and this fact has disturbed me greatly for some time, to the point its led me to some dark paths. I just want to know if I can actually live a normal life with it or am I doomed to be a weirdo forever?

  • AlissaSameer@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    I would love to get to know more autistic people but I dont think theres a lot at my uni or in social circles in my city. Ill have to look

    • Risk@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      There will no doubt be more than you think - if there isn’t a neuro divergent society at your uni, you could start one?

      At the very least there’s loads of neurodivergent communities on lemmy to get involved with.

      !autism@lemmy.world for starts

      Also worth checking out communities for ADHD and neurodivergence generally - there’s a lot of overlap to find stuff within.

    • then_three_more@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      10%-20% of the population is neurodivergent. Probably more with how chronically under diagnosed both ASD and ADHD have been in women. Some of the people you know may well be in the spectrum and either don’t know it themselves or are masking.

      I’d reach out to your student services, see if there’s any groups.

      I’d also look for uni societies that relate to your special interests.