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I sometimes reference myself as autistic as shorthand, but I try to say "probably autistic"; I'm not totally sure if I am, and the whole thing is very confusing. For example, I have some aspects of autism but not others; my sensory issues are very intermittent 1/

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i’m curious if you’ve seen this

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Plasticbrains is a term invented by Promethea to refer to a particular cluster of people who are disproportionately likely to be transgender. “Plastic” is a joking reference to BPAs, an…

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I hadn't! But maybe it applies? It's hard to tell, for the same reasons I have difficulty telling if I'm autistic - am I just barnum-effecting it? I wish the article had talked more about the differences between autists and plasticbrains

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