It’s really not about being “the weird kid”, some of us just legitimately have light sensitivity. Me and all my siblings have it, cause my mom has it. My dad is the only one who likes bright lights and the rest of us prefer darker lighting. Well I do like the sun, so not always, but most indoor lighting feels way brighter than sunlight and feels strange on my eyes.
You’re completely misreading this because you’re assuming our brains work the same as neuro-typical brains when it comes to status seeking. The vast majority of autistic people couldn’t care less about asserting a “cool flex”. The whole point of posts like this is just to say, “this thing that you see as different is because we’re different then you NTs and this is why”. Being different is only inherently cool if you’re an NT. We NEVER win that game, so we don’t play it.
In other words, this post is saying “don’t tread on me because I’m different than you. There’s a reason I do it this way.” Your response is essentially “you’re actually just like us, so you should just assimilate and learn to be like us. StOp bEinG So EDgy!”
Also, this IS “the weird kid coming out into the light”. You just don’t like that what that looks like isn’t what you expected or, apparently, wanted. No, the world wouldn’t be a better place if everyone just saw it the way you do. That’s an incredibly immature and self-centered perspective.
If it seems like I’m irked by your comment, it’s because I am. This is the exact BS NT people are always trying to cram down our throats without realizing how harmful it is to us. Just let people be who they are. We don’t need the entire human race to look and function in pure homogeneous order.
“The world only exists in the way I experience it, and everyone else is a ‘weird kid’.”
You
Perhaps you should realise that it’s not all about people trying to be weird, sometimes it’s just ordinary life. Nothing needs fixing, no one needs to get better.
Maybe your comment was bait, but still needs saying.
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People: just trying to live their lives
This dickhead: “you should be ashamed for being different. Maybe if you were normal the world would be a better place”
It’s really not about being “the weird kid”, some of us just legitimately have light sensitivity. Me and all my siblings have it, cause my mom has it. My dad is the only one who likes bright lights and the rest of us prefer darker lighting. Well I do like the sun, so not always, but most indoor lighting feels way brighter than sunlight and feels strange on my eyes.
You’re completely misreading this because you’re assuming our brains work the same as neuro-typical brains when it comes to status seeking. The vast majority of autistic people couldn’t care less about asserting a “cool flex”. The whole point of posts like this is just to say, “this thing that you see as different is because we’re different then you NTs and this is why”. Being different is only inherently cool if you’re an NT. We NEVER win that game, so we don’t play it.
In other words, this post is saying “don’t tread on me because I’m different than you. There’s a reason I do it this way.” Your response is essentially “you’re actually just like us, so you should just assimilate and learn to be like us. StOp bEinG So EDgy!”
Also, this IS “the weird kid coming out into the light”. You just don’t like that what that looks like isn’t what you expected or, apparently, wanted. No, the world wouldn’t be a better place if everyone just saw it the way you do. That’s an incredibly immature and self-centered perspective.
If it seems like I’m irked by your comment, it’s because I am. This is the exact BS NT people are always trying to cram down our throats without realizing how harmful it is to us. Just let people be who they are. We don’t need the entire human race to look and function in pure homogeneous order.
“The world only exists in the way I experience it, and everyone else is a ‘weird kid’.”
Perhaps you should realise that it’s not all about people trying to be weird, sometimes it’s just ordinary life. Nothing needs fixing, no one needs to get better.
Maybe your comment was bait, but still needs saying.